Seven children, one in serious condition, were taken to hospital by Halton Paramedics Tuesday afternoon after what appears to have been a reaction to chlorine after a maintenance operation at LaSalle Park splashpad.

Eighteen people were assessed on-scene and seven were taken to hospital for further evaluation, said the City of Burlington in a tweet thread.

Chief of paramedics Greg Sage said six children were taken to Joseph Brant Hospital in “minor” condition and one to McMaster Hospital in “serious” condition, he said.

“Some of the children were vomiting,” Sage said of the scene at the splashpad when paramedics arrived.

Police, fire and medical services were called to LaSalle Park’s pool on the afternoon of July 30 following reports of chlorine contamination.

Aquatics staff at LaSalle Wading Pool noticed an odour, cleared the pool and evacuated around 40 people outside the pool and splashpad perimeter, said the city.

“It has been determined that during routine maintenance, water levels had dropped causing disinfectant to enter the pool at higher than normal levels, but still within the recommended range,” said the City of Burlington. The levels have since lowered, they said.

The Burlington Fire Department inspected and tested the perimeter of the pool for air quality, and deemed all levels to be safe.

At 6:30 p.m., the city tweeted that the Halton Region Health Department is on-scene, and the wading pool and splashpad will reopen once approved by the department.

The City is expecting the pool to reopen at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, once it has been tested, inspected and confirmed to be safe.

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With files from Emma Sandri

RC Roland Cilliers is a general assignment reporter for InsideHalton.com and its sister papers. Reach him via email: rcilliers@metroland.com

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