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Belton Wild Ducks Holiday Park 'chemical leak' in pool Swimmers treated after Wild Duck Holiday Park chemical leak
(35 minutes later)
About 40 people are being treated by paramedics after reports of a chemical leak at a holiday park swimming pool. Some 30 people were treated by paramedics for breathing problems following a chemical leak at a holiday park swimming pool.
Emergency services were called to Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk at 14:35 BST.Emergency services were called to Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk at 14:35 BST.
Police said the immediate area had been evacuated and a cordon was in place around the building.Police said the immediate area had been evacuated and a cordon was in place around the building.
Fire crews were also at the park and paramedics were dealing with the casualties. Norfolk Fire Service said vehicles including an environmental protection unit were dealing with a chlorine leak.
The Wild Duck Holiday Park has an indoor and an outdoor pool. An East of England Ambulance Service spokeswoman said swimmers had been treated for breathing and asthma problems. Eight were taken to hospital in a stable condition.
The company has yet to respond to BBC requests for more information. 'Walking wounded'
Tom Cassidy, a spokesman for the park's owners Haven Holidays, said 33 people, including one three-year-old, had been taken to three different hospitals as a "precaution".
He said: "There was a chemical leak in the swimming pool in the entertainment complex and it was evacuated while police and fire and rescue were on their way.
"The casualties have been described to me as walking wounded.
"Obviously, the park is now in lock down while they try and source the chemical leak."
The Wild Duck Holiday Park has indoor and outdoor pools, a restaurant, play area and sports court.
The outdoor pool is open from 22 May till the end of August.