Dozens evacuated from Lynnwood gym for chlorine smell
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LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- Dozens of people were evacuated from a Lynnwood gym early Monday morning after a crack in a pool's pump led to a chemical reaction, fire officials said.
Hazardous materials crews were called to the L.A. Fitness on Scriber Lake Road around 6 a.m.
Buzz Dezilla was one of about 30 people at the gym and said there was an overpowering odor coming from the pool area.
"It smelled kinda like chlorine," he said, "but I'm not sure exactly what it was. My eyes are still a little watery."
The staff had apparently posted advisories at the front desk and in the locker rooms that morning to steer clear of the pool while the problem was figured out. But an employee discovered the crack in the pump, called the fire department and everyone inside was ordered out.
HazMat crews made entry into the mixing room for the club's pool where there was a chemical reaction. The Hazmat team shut down the mixing system, washed down the room and verified the air quality to be at normal levels before they turned the club back to the owners.
They were then decontaminated out in the parking lot.
Fire officials say the leak was confined to the one room inside the building; however the pool area will stay closed until repairs have been made and reevaluated.
No one was hurt during the incident.
Hazardous materials crews were called to the L.A. Fitness on Scriber Lake Road around 6 a.m.
Buzz Dezilla was one of about 30 people at the gym and said there was an overpowering odor coming from the pool area.
"It smelled kinda like chlorine," he said, "but I'm not sure exactly what it was. My eyes are still a little watery."
The staff had apparently posted advisories at the front desk and in the locker rooms that morning to steer clear of the pool while the problem was figured out. But an employee discovered the crack in the pump, called the fire department and everyone inside was ordered out.
HazMat crews made entry into the mixing room for the club's pool where there was a chemical reaction. The Hazmat team shut down the mixing system, washed down the room and verified the air quality to be at normal levels before they turned the club back to the owners.
They were then decontaminated out in the parking lot.
Fire officials say the leak was confined to the one room inside the building; however the pool area will stay closed until repairs have been made and reevaluated.
No one was hurt during the incident.
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@kathy961@ymail.com And....how does this relate to this story?
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Hey that's MY gym! Glad I didn't go this morning.
Oh ya swimming indoor pools in the northwest, the burning eyes and the constant smell of chlorine in the air..
Pretty sure the chlorine smell was a damn sight better than the normal gym smell.
I get that chlorine is a dangerous and potentially explosive chemical. But seriously, does a chlorine spill at a pool really require 4 or 5 emergency response trucks?
 @NBA_Is_Useless Yes, Useless, because we firefighters plan for the worst until we do a size up on scene...and with 30 potential victims, how many trucks would you like us to bring if you were among that number?
 @NBA_Is_Useless Chlorine gas ain't explosive. And considering that it was used in WW1 as a chemical weapon, I'd say that it's pretty serious.Â
@lakeview @NBA_Is_Useless Wrong on the explosions. Chlorine gas is rather unstable.http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/chlorine-explosions-prompt-safety-concerns/nHFYY/ And this article highlights both that it is explosive...and that even small amounts can explode and thus the response might reasonably be in scale.
Isnt chlorine used in pools and to clean? They need to bring some of that chlorine over to the Bellevue LA Fitness gym because that gym is the stinkiest gym I have ever been to, no matter what time of the day I go. Â
The LA Fitness in Puyallup always seems to have an exorbitant amount of chlorine in the pool. Probably a good thing since they keep them at about lukewarm, perfect for bacteria growth. Guessing the pool boy spilled the bottle, it is nasty stuff if you aren't careful.
The witness said the smell came from the pool area and it was also causing a burning sensation in his eyes.
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Have you ever opened your eyes underwater in a poll before???? Â Your eyes do the same thing. Don't cry little Jimmy you'll be ok.
@Seahawker I try to get people to open their eyes in polls all the time. Little luck, though, with certain closed minded simple thinking people!
What's this you say, it smells like chlorine near the pool? Â ;)