Swimmers hospitalized after potential chemical ingestion in Auglaize County pool

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AUGLAIZE COUNTY, Ohio (WKEF) — According to the Village of Minster Administration, the Minster Swimming Pool had a mechanical problem involving certainly one of its pumps.

A spokesperson for the administration says that after the pool employees figured on the market was a malfunction, they adopted security protocols.

It was shared that fourteen members of the leisure swim workforce had been delivered to the hospital for analysis following the incident.

The Administration says that upkeep crews are working to appropriate the problem with the pump.

The spokesperson says, partially, “Out of respect for the privacy of those involved, no additional information regarding individual medical evaluations will be released at this time.”

Dayton 24/7 Now will present updates as extra data turns into out there.

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AUGLAIZE COUNTY, Ohio (WKEF) — Emergency crews are investigating at a neighborhood pool after a morning swim sends a number of swimmers to the hospital.

Auglaize Sheriff’s Office mentioned that their officers, fireplace crews, and EMS squads are all responding this morning, round 9 a.m., to Minster High School after a report of swimmers ingesting chemical compounds.

Multiple swimmers within the Minster Village Swimming Pool in Auglaize County have been hospitalized.

The Sheriff’s Office could not verify what number of sufferers they’ve presently, or their ages, although they may share that there have been some hospitalizations.

Investigators are nonetheless working to find out the kind of chemical that was ingested and the way this incident occurred.

The Village of Minster Swimming Pool posted on their Facebook web page that the pool is closed for the remainder of the day.

This is a creating story, and Dayton 24/7 Now is working to be taught extra.