Almost a hundred people were sickened and given medical attention after breathing chlorine gas at the MGM Grand pool in Las Vegas today. 12 of them had to be taken to the hospital for additional treatment. Nearly 200 people in total were evacuated at the popular Vegas casino resort.According to Gordon Asher, MGM Resorts spokesmen, an injector valve on the pool's chlorination system got stuck in the "on" position, allowing the dangerous fumes to escape. He said that an MGM employee closed the valve as soon as it was noticed. Las Vegas Metro Police as well as the Fire & Rescue hazardous materials team are still on the scene investigating.
As Las Vegas residents and frequent visitors to the cities many amazing resort pools, we find it pretty alarming that something like this could even happen. Chlorine gas is extremely deadly and can do a lot of damage to lung tissue. If the (often not too bright) people working at casino pools are going to be allowed to handle dangerous chemicals there should be more safety rules and oversight. Every industrial site that uses chlorine has gas detectors, alarms, etc. Maybe Vegas pools should too...
Learn some mo': 12 hospitalized, 100 treated after MGM Grand chemical leak
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