Hampshire hotel evacuated after chlorine leak

Tom Davis Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 10:31Last Updated: Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 10:31

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A hotel in Hampshire has been evacuated following a leak of hazardous swimming pool chemicals.

The chlorine leak at the Farnborough Village Hotel was discovered at around 6am on Tuesday 25 October after a member of staff found the property’s chlorine alarm activating in the plant room of the swimming pool, and called emergency services.

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Some 123 guests were evacuated from the hotel as a precaution, while crews in airtight suits investigated the leak.

A small chlorine leak from a pipe was discovered and fire and rescue crews were able to isolate it and ventilate the room. An engineer was then called to repair the leak.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that nobody was injured and the incident was dealt with just before 9am.