by Twelve people were taken to hospitals Saturday after a Houston lazy river pool was apparently overchlorinated, city firefighters said Saturday.
The exposure occurred just before 5 p.m. at a location in the Briarforest neighborhood, the Houston Fire Department said in a statement.
Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena said the cause “appears to be excessive chlorination in the pool(s).”
In an initial tweet, the department said seven children and three adults went to hospitals and some of the patients drove or traveled in private vehicles.
Pena later said that 12 people were carried from the pool. The ages of the other two patients were not immediately available.
Conditions for patients were not available.
Exposure to excessive chlorination can cause burning eyes, sore throats, and even asthma induced by chemical irritants.
Chlorine in liquid or tablet form is commonly used in swimming pools to kill germs.
