A CHEMICAL leak has forced the closure of Horsham Aquatic Centre’s outdoor pool on Sunday afternoon.
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Horsham Country Fire Authority volunteers and Horsham police attended Horsham Aquatic Centre for a hazardous material incident just after 12pm.
About a dozen volunteers, three Country Fire Authority vehicles and two police cars attended the incident.
Police officers established a perimeter along O'Callaghans Parade but traffic was not disrupted.
Horsham Fire Brigade Captain John St Clair said there had been a small spill in the aquatic centre’s chlorine pump room.
“The nature of the chemical is such that we have had to sue full protective gear to prevent contact with eyes and skin,” he said.
“The police are here to make sure nobody walks in the front and gets a smell of the fumes.”
Mr St Clair said he expected to be onsite for about two hours, depending on work done by Horsham Rural City Council.