{"id":1957269,"date":"2023-06-26T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-dozen-people-rushed-to-treatment-after-chemical-spill-in-lazy-river\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T14:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:29:23","slug":"one-dozen-people-rushed-to-treatment-after-chemical-spill-in-lazy-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-dozen-people-rushed-to-treatment-after-chemical-spill-in-lazy-river\/","title":{"rendered":"12 people treated after chemical spill in lazy river."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-dozen-people-rushed-to-treatment-after-chemical-spill-in-lazy-river%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1957269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Dozen People Hospitalized After Chemical Spill in Lazy River<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, a chlorine incident at Club Westside, a family sports fitness club in Houston, sent twelve people to the hospital. According to KRTK-TV, the incident occurred in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cool-ghost\/\" title=\"Cool Ghost\">lazy river<\/a> at the club, which is owned by Jim &#8220;Mattress Mack&#8221; McIngvale.<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Fire Department tweeted that they responded to a report of a chlorine spill in the lazy river pool area. Seven children and three adults were transported to the hospital, with some arriving by private vehicle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Update on incident at 1200 Wilcrest \u2013 12 people transported.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonFire\/status\/1672794427121709057?\">June 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena later tweeted that the situation was likely caused by over-chlorination and that it was under control. He emphasized the importance of managing pool chemicals and praised the quick response and transportation by the Houston Fire Department.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Incident is under control. Cause appears to be an over-chlorination of the pool(s)<\/p>\n<p>Good work by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonFire?\">@HoustonFire<\/a> to quickly triage &#038; transport people. 12 patients transported from the location<\/p>\n<p>Exposure to over-chlorination can provoke asthma, nausea, skin &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/invisible-electromagnetic-fields-do-they-harm-your-health\/\" title=\"Invisible Electromagnetic Fields\u2014Do They Harm Your Health?\">eye irritation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iYDoZnWf8H\">https:\/\/t.co\/iYDoZnWf8H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Samuel Pe\u00f1a (@FireChiefofHFD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FireChiefofHFD\/status\/1672778128710565888?\">June 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No further reports have been issued regarding the conditions of those hospitalized.<\/p>\n<h3>Pool Chemical Safety<\/h3>\n<p>Emergency medicine physician Dr. Baruch Fertel emphasizes the importance of managing pool chemicals for safety. He advises adding chemicals to the water rather than the other way around to prevent dangerous reactions. Fertel&#8217;s advice aligns with the guidelines provided by the Cleveland Clinic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Club Westside with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurrentSystems?\">@CurrentSystems<\/a><br \/>\npowered lazy river is OPEN!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5uBSOQ4dLh\">https:\/\/t.co\/5uBSOQ4dLh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AloB26aDUs\">https:\/\/t.co\/AloB26aDUs<\/a><br \/>\n\u30fb\u30fb<br \/>\nThanks to all who came and enjoyed the water park on opening weekend ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dwl5sXPlIC\">pic.twitter.com\/Dwl5sXPlIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riverflow Pumps (@CurrentSystems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurrentSystems\/status\/1016816426538225664?\">July 10, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Poison.org provides tips for dealing with chlorine dangers in pools. When chlorine mixes with compounds from swimmers, it creates chloramines, which can cause skin and eye irritation. The site also warns about the respiratory tract irritation caused by chloramine gas. Indoor pools pose a higher risk due to limited ventilation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Healthy water parks, pools, and splash parks don\u2019t have a strong chemical smell. If you smell chlorine, it\u2019s not healthy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pool?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swimming?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#swimming<\/a> pool <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/safety?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#safety<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/poolsafety?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#poolsafety<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CIggmP6MAl\">pic.twitter.com\/CIggmP6MAl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tahiti\u2019s Breeze (@s_tahiti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s_tahiti\/status\/1561750084437655558?\">August 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is crucial to prioritize pool safety and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-dozen-people-rushed-to-treatment-after-chemical-spill-in-lazy-river\/\" title=\"12 people treated after chemical spill in lazy river.\">follow proper chemical handling procedures<\/a> to prevent incidents like this one.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-dozen-people-rushed-treatment-chemical-spill-lazy-river\/\">One Dozen People Rushed to Treatment After Chemical Spill in Lazy River<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A chlorine spill at Club Westside, a family sports fitness club in Houston, caused a dozen individuals to be hospitalized. The incident occurred in the lazy river and was reported by the city&#8217;s fire department. 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