WorkSafe has issued a prohibition notice to an Upper Hutt pool, restricting the use of its slides, a day after 11 children were hospitalised after using them. The slides would be required to remain closed until the notice was lifted, a WorkSafe spokeswoman said on Friday. Emergency services were called to Upper Hutt aquatic centre H2O Xtream just after 2pm on Thursday, following initial reports of a possible chemical spill. H2O Xtream reopened on Friday, after closing early on Thursday, but the slides remained closed. Upper Hutt City Council said in a statement on Friday that the incident did not include a chemical spill or leak.

Source: Stuff April 02, 2021 01:16 UTC