Police Scotland’s training school is to close after tests detected the "potential presence" of the bacteria legionella.
A probe and further tests were carried out after traces were detected last month in a shower block at Tulliallan, Kincardine, Fife.
It is understood the college will be closed to staff and recruits from Tuesday. No one is said to have become unwell at the college as a result of the bacteria, reports the Herald.
Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially deadly form of pneumonia that you can get from inhaling tiny droplets of water which contain the bacteria.
A police spokeswoman said that while the test results are not yet known “the safety and wellbeing of our people remains a priority.”
The bacteria was found within five shower heads in the Dunvegan accommodation complex during routine testing on Wednesday, November 16.
Dozens of shower heads were said to have been removed while the system was flushed and retested for further traces of the bug.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Preliminary test results have indicated the potential presence of Legionella bacteria at the Scottish Police College at Tullliallan.
“These tests were carried out as part of the ongoing cleaning response to traces of the bacteria being detected on November 16, 2022.
“While these results are not yet confirmed, the safety and wellbeing of our people remains a priority and contingency plans are being put in place as a precaution.”
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