Five people were reportedly injured in an Ohio swimming pool on Thursday after a chemical reaction occurred while people were preparing a swimming pool for the summer.
According to the Eastlake Fire Department, a homeowner in the Cleveland suburb of Eastlake was preparing chlorine inside his home for a backyard pool when the chemical reaction occurred, News 5 Cleveland reported.
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Shadow waves in a swimming pool. Five people were reportedly injured in an Ohio pool by a chemical reaction caused by chlorine. (iStock)
Three adults and two children were taken to hospital in stable condition, authorities said, and the incident remains under investigation.
Every year, thousands of Americans are injured by chemicals commonly used to disinfect swimming pools.
According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 13,508 people, most of them children, visited emergency departments with injuries caused by pool chemicals between 2015 and 2017. Most of the injuries occurred at home, and two-thirds occurred during the summer swimming season, the CDC said.
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A lifeguard clears the water at a pool aboard a barge docked on the Brooklyn waterfront. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
In recent years, people have suffered serious injuries from exposure to chlorine.
In 2023, an excess of chlorine was poured into a lazy river in Houston, sending 12 people, including several children, to the hospital. Hazmat crews were dispatched to clean up the contaminated area after the accidental spill.
Chlorine plays a key role in pool maintenance. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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More than 30 people were hospitalized after being exposed to chlorine gas at a California swimming club in 2018. Fighters rushed to the Shadowbrook Swimming Club after a cloud of chlorine gas appeared in the club's pool during class.