NINE children and two adults have been hospitalised after a chemical leak at a leisure centre in Sudbury, Harrow.
The youngsters had been swimming at the Everyone Active sports centre in Vale Farm when the alarm was raised.
The pool was evacuated
A spokesperson for Met Police said, “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.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson 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.”
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