Nine children in hospital after reported chlorine leak at London leisure centre

Nine children are in hospital after a chlorine leak at a leisure centre in north-west London.

The Metropolitan Police, the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade are all at the scene, on Watford Road, Wembley.

The leisure centre has been evacuated.

Firefighters operated for about two hours, the LFB said, adding: “Crews carried out a sweep of the property, where a chlorine leak was found in a learner pool on the ground floor of the three-storey building.

“Firefighters ventilated the area and monitored the levels of fumes until there were no elevated readings.

“Around 150 people left the building before the arrival of the Brigade.

“The Brigade was called at 1.42pm and the incident was over for firefighters by 3.43pm.

“Two fire engines, two Fire Rescue Units and around 20 firefighters from Northolt, Wembley and Euston fire stations attended the scene.”

London Ambulance Service 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.

"We treated nine children and two adults at the scene before taking them all to hospital."

Police confirmed to ITV London that they were called at 1.40pm to reports of a chlorine leak at the leisure centre's pool.

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