“…A lifeguard who was mixing chemicals at an Upper East Side hotel pool accidentally unleashed potent chlorine 
fumes that forced a partial evacuation of the building and injured five Wednesday…Four people were taken to New York Hospital and a firefighter was rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital with chlorine inhalation after the 8 a.m. incident…”
All were in stable condition after the release, which forced hotel staff to clear the lobby and lower level, according to Bill Pierce, the hotel’s director of sales. FDNY Deputy Chief Dan Donoghue said the fumes came from the basement where a lifeguard was mixing chemicals.
“The chemicals were stronger than the lifeguard thought,” Donoghue said. “There was a reaction and basically we have a heavy odor of chlorine.”
One of the victims was the lifeguard, according to the FDNY official.
