12 children treated at Burlington wading pool over possible chlorine contamination
Calls for help came in around 200pm from the Lasalle Park Wading Pool Splash Pad near the waterfront along Hamilton Harbour.
Emergency crews in Halton Region responded to a chlorine leak on Tuesday afternoon at a public pool in Burlington.
Calls for help came in around 2:00pm from the Lasalle Park Wading Pool & Splash Pad near the waterfront along Hamilton Harbour.
A dozen children between the ages of 4 and 7 were treated by paramedics.
6 of them were taken to the hospital to be checked over, as a precaution.
Halton Regional Police believe an equipment malfunction is the possible cause.
City of Burlington officials were called in to diagnose the problem.