An Upper Hutt pool is closed after a chemical spill resulted in 10 children being hospitalised. Ten children have been taken to Hutt Hospital in moderate condition following a chemical spill at an Upper Hutt pool. READ MORE:* Pair out of hospital following chemical spill at Lower Hutt School* Chemical spill causes Hawke's Bay Hospital evacuation* Hazardous spill in Wellington was likely chlorine solutionKEVIN STENT/Stuff A firefighter using a gas detector device following a chlorine spill at an Upper Hutt pool on Thursday afternoon which hospitalised ten children. Ten children were taken to Hutt Hospital in moderate condition, the other five were deemed in minor condition. KEVIN STENT/Stuff Police, Fire and Emergency, Wellington Free Ambulance and Regional Public Health staff were at H2O Xtream Aquatic Centre following the chemical spill.

Source: Stuff April 01, 2021 02:03 UTC