The incident took place at Everyone Active sports centre in Vale Farm, Wembley
Nine children and two adults have been hospitalised after a reported chemical leak at a leisure centre swimming pool in Wembley.
The incident took place at Everyone Active sports centre in Vale Farm, Wembley, on Thursday (29 August).
Ambulance crews, incident response officers and members of the hazardous area response team (HART) were attendance at the scene.
London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 1.34pm today (29 August) to reports of a chlorine leak on Watford Road, Wembley.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, incident response officers and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).
“We treated nine children and two adults at the scene before taking them all to hospital.”
A spokesperson for Met Police added: “Police were called at 13:40hrs on Thursday, 29 August to reports of a chlorine leak at a pool in Watford Road, Wembley.
“Officers, the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade are in attendance.
“The leisure centre has been evacuated as a precaution and road closures are in place.”
According to This Is Local London, Everyone Active said Vale Farm Sports Centre swimming pool remains closed until further notice.
But it seems that all of the other facilities have now reopened as normal.
More to follow.
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