Nine children and two adults have been rushed to hospital after a swimming pool chlorine chemical leak.
The youngsters had been swimming at the Everyone Active sports centre in Vale Farm in Sudbury, Harrow, when the alarm was raised.
Police have now cordoned off the centre while the incident is ongoing, with emergency services pictured at the location.
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.
Police have now cordoned off the centre while the incident is ongoing, with emergency services pictured at the location
The youngsters had been swimming at the Everyone Active sports centre (pictured) in Vale Farm in Sudbury, Harrow, when the alarm was raised
A London Ambulance Service special response unit was also pictured at the scene
‘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 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.’
Chlorine gas can be recognized by its pungent, irritating odor, which is like the odor of bleach.
When chlorine gas comes into contact with moist tissues such as the eyes, throat, and lungs, an acid is produced that can damage these tissues.
Signs and symptoms vary depending on how the person was exposed, the amount of chlorine (mass), and the length of time of the exposure.
Some people with asthma or other chronic lung diseases may be more sensitive to breathing chlorine than others.
The location of the leak, Vale Farm Sports Centre, sits opposite Sudbury Primary School, and it has two pools from where it hosts award-winning swimming lessons.
The sports centre also describes itself as having a state-of-the-art 107 station gym, alongside a 36 station dedicated women’s only gym.
The site is operated on the behalf of Brent London Borough Council by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd, which is longest-established leisure contractor in the UK, having been founded in 1987.
MailOnline has contacted Sports and Leisure Management Ltd for comment.
The company currently operates 220 leisure and cultural centres across the UK in partnership with more than 60 different local authorities
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