5 hospitalized after hazmat situation at Apache Junction pool

APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily) — Several people, including children, are in the hospital after a hazmat situation at a community pool in Apache Junction on Saturday morning.

Around 11:50 a.m., first responders were called to a hazmat situation near Meridian Road and Radiance Avenue.

Multiple people were reportedly coughing due to a substance near the pool, which the Superstition Fire and Medical Department identified as chlorine…

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