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4 taken to hospitals after chemical incident at Cecil County YMCA pool

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ELKTON, Md. — The Cecil County YMCA says they have reopened their pool after a chemical incident sent four people to the hospital yesterday.

At about 12:21 p.m. Wednesday, nine people were assessed by first responders and four were taken to Christiana Care after a hazmat incident was reported at the YMCA in Elkton, reported Singerly Fire Company.

The Cecil County Family YMCA posted on Facebook today:

"The health department has given us the okay to open the pool. Our chemicals are at the appropriate levels and we are not at risk of a similar incident happening again. Thank you for understanding and bearing with us as we navigated this yesterday. We are looking forward to seeing you in the facility soon!"

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