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| Twelve children are being treated in hospital following an incident thought to involve chlorine gas at a swimming pool in County Antrim. | |
| They had been playing in a pool at the Silvercliffs holiday village in Ballycastle when they became unwell. | They had been playing in a pool at the Silvercliffs holiday village in Ballycastle when they became unwell. |
| They were taken to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine suffering from respiratory problems. | They were taken to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine suffering from respiratory problems. |
| Seven of the children have been admitted. No one from the park was available for comment. | |
| Station commander Gary Davison from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said they had received a call at about 1430 BST to a "leak of chlorine gas". | |
| "The two fire appliances that arrived very quickly from Ballycastle were faced with a number of casualties with symptoms of irritation to the eyes and also breathing difficulties," he said. | |
| "Immediately we put in a cordon and started to evacuate the reception area and also a bar adjacent to the premises. | |
| "This initial evacuation of the premises has resulted in fewer casualties presenting themselves." | |
| Mr Davison said fire, police and ambulance services had all been involved in the operation at the holiday village. He said an adult who worked at the pool was among those being treated in hospital. |