#Children Rushed to Hospital Due to #ChemicalLeak in #SwimmingPool’ in #Letterkenny, #Donegal, #Ireland

A large number of children have reportedly been taken ill at an Irish leisure centre due to a suspected chemical leak in the swimming pool. Several emergency services vehicles have been seen outside the Aura Leisure Centre, in Letterkenny, Donegal.

Three children were rushed to hospital, while another 50 to 60 were treated on site after the incident, Donegal Daily reports. One mother told the publication how her son had been diving in when they first spotted a ‘dark fluid’ coming into the pool under the water. She said: ‘Kids were screaming and running around. Some dark brown fluid came in the pool and the staff took them out.

‘Kids were sick, coughing and vomiting. The kids were all shaking and scared.’ Around 100 people were evacuated from the leisure centre. The mother said she was told to go home with her children, but said others were taken to hospital. The area has now been closed off to the public.

Courtesy of metro.co.uk

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