HAI Community-13 people hospitalized after possible chemical leak at YMCA pool in San Diego: Reports

2025-05-01 15:54:33source:John Caldwellcategory:Markets

Thirteen people were transported to hospitals with minor injuries after a possible chlorine leak at a San Diego pool,HAI Community according to fire officials and local reports.

The possible chemical exposure happened Thursday at the Mission Valley YMCA in San Diego, Fox 5 is reporting, and 11 children and two adults were affected.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue posted on social media that all the patients had minor injury levels, from mild irritation cough to mild shortness of breath. All were transported to local hospitals by Thursday night.

Environmental and hazmat teams are still investigating. Initial reports indicated chlorine or possibly another chemical may have been released when routine maintenance was being done on the outside pool during the swim event, Fox 5 reported.

USA TODAY has reached out to San Diego Fire-Rescue and YMCA for more information.

More:Markets

Recommend

Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who

A Plunge in Mass Transit Ridership Deals a Huge Blow to Climate Change Mitigation

Before the pandemic, Hailey Vogel lived an itinerant life enabled by the Big Apple’s robust transit

Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches

To development economist Lant Pritchett, "population decline" is a mild way to describe what could b