Children and adults evacuated after chemical spill at Wick swimming pool
Twenty-four children and five adults had to be evacuated yesterday morning following a "chemical incident" at Wick swimming pool.
Firefighters were called out to the facility at Burn Street around 4pm after a small chemical spillage was reported in the plant room.
The surrounding streets were closed off and crews in breathing apparatus used a spill kit to clear the spillage and secure the chemical in an external compound.
The incident was dealt with by 5.33pm and has now been handed over to Highland Council.
SFRS Incident Commander, Group Manager Mark Loynd, said: “The quantity of spilled chemical was relatively small and at no time was there any risk to anyone in the vicinity.
“High Life Highland staff did an excellent job evacuating the pool and the premises. No one was injured and no one required medical attention.
“Our crews quickly contained the substance so there was no environmental risk.”
