Pool’s chlorine sickens children
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Excessive chlorine levels in a pool in Wausau sent more than 40 children to hospitals, authorities said.
The kindergartners at Lincoln Elementary were learning about water safety at a nursing home pool when they started to have difficulty breathing.
Officials said a pool circulation pump stopped working and restarted, throwing the chlorine concentration out of balance.
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