Nine children and two adults were taken to hospital as a precaution today after a chlorine leak at Vale Farm baths.
The London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Serrvice were called at 1.40pm after reports of the chlorine leak in the learner pool. The Sports Centre was evacuated as a precaution and road closures put in place.
The pool re-opened at 4pm when readings returned to normal.
Chris Williams, area contract manager of Everyone Active who manage the Vale Farm Sports Centre, said:
The centre was evacuated at 1.40pm today after excess chlorine was released into the pool.
Some customers were taken to hospital as a precaution, and no colleagues were injured. The incident was isolated to the pool area, but we closed the whole building as a precautionary measure.
Safety is our top priority and we are taking this incident very seriously. We are conducting a full investigation into the cause and will implement necessary measures to prevent similar occurrences in future.
The centre reopened at 4pm today and the pool will reopen at 6.30am tomorrow, after thorough safety checks. We sincerely apologise to all affected customers and will provide an update as soon as we can.
