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A number of people hospitalised after incident in Donegal leisure centre

Published 15:24 20 Apr 2019 BST

Updated 16:02 20 Apr 2019 BST

Rudi Kinsella
A number of people hospitalised after incident in Donegal leisure centre

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Three children were among those taken to hospital following incident in Donegal.

Up to five people are being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital following an incident at a leisure centre in County Donegal. According to RTÉ, at least three of those taken to hospital were children, following the incident at the Aura Leisure Centre in Letterkenny. It is being reported that the children in question became unwell during a swimming lesson on Saturday morning. According to Gardaí, it's understood the alarm was raised shortly after 12 noon when a number of children became ill while using the pool. The pool was then evacuated by the staff at the centre and emergency services were notified. A number of ambulances and fire brigades attended the scene. A spokesperson for the Aura Holohan Group told RTE that "a minor incident occurred at Letterkenny Pool this morning."

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