'Worst outbreak' fear for town struck by Legionnaires

Nineteen people were tonight being treated for Legionnaires’ disease after what doctors fear could be the UK’s ever biggest outbreak.

Five of the victims of the potentially fatal disease were in intensive care, 11 others were awaiting test results and health officials in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria said they feared up to 100 more could have been infected.