Nine children taken to hospital after swimming pool chlorine leak

Nine kids and two adults have been taken to hospital following a reported chlorine leak at a swimming pool in west London, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) mentioned.

Crews had been known as to the Vale Farm Sports Centre on Watford Road, Sudbury, at 13:34 BST.

The 11 folks had been handled on the scene earlier than all being taken to hospital, an LAS spokesperson mentioned.

“We despatched quite a few sources to the scene, together with ambulance crews, incident response officers and members of our hazardous space response staff (HART),” they added.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson mentioned the leisure centre has been “evacuated as a precaution and street closures are in place”.

A press release on Vale Farm Sports Centre’s web site mentioned the pool “stays closed till additional discover”.