Four people have been taken to hospital after being exposed to ‘excess chlorine’ at a day spa and gym in Derbyshire.
Emergency services were called to Clifford Health Club and Spa in Long Eaton, a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, shortly after 10am on Tuesday morning.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said 27 people had been exposed to the chlorine, which can be extremely dangerous at high levels, with 10 showing symptoms.
The fire service said none of those affected are in a serious condition.
‘There is no wider risk of chemicals in the area and the incident has now been fully resolved,’ fire service group manager David Diggins told the BBC, adding that there had been ‘a mixture of some chemicals within the [pool’s] systems’.
East Midlands Ambulance Service staff also responded to the incident, with paramedics, two crewed ambulances, a hazardous area response team and an air ambulance arriving on the scene after several people suffered nausea.
‘We heard people had passed out in the spa and management told us to leave the building,’ a staff member told ITV Central. ‘All clients have been sent home and staff have been able to go back into the building.’
A spokesperson for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Emergency services were called to an incident involving a swimming pool at a commercial property on Regent Street, Long Eaton, at 10.27am today.
‘Twenty-seven people have been exposed to excess chlorine in the spa area of the building.
‘Ten of the 27 people were showing symptoms relating to the exposure and were treated at the scene by paramedics. None of the symptoms are serious.’
The club later posted a message on its Facebook page announcing that the gym and pool have both been reopened.
‘Following an incident this morning during normal pool maintenance, the relevant authorities have now given us the OK to safely open the pool and spa,’ said the statement.
The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of the incident.
- Original Article: Daily Mail
- Date: January 2025