Chemical incident sends 22 to hospitals in Lafayette area
A total of 22 people, mostly children, are at five Colorado hospitals after a chemical incident at a Lafayette rec center pool.
KMGH reports that the incident happened just after 4p.m. at the Bob L. Burger recreation center. The call originally came in as a chlorine spill, but authorities on the scene wouldn’t confirm what type of chemical spill had happened.
The people taken to the hospital had reported symptoms including coughing, nausea and vomiting.
The affected rec center is closed.
