Following last week’s incident of a hazardous gas leak, Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre is slated to reopen on Tuesday, April 14th.
On Friday, April 10th, a large emergency response was prompted due to a hazardous gas leak that caused the recreation facility to close indefinitely.
The gas leak was caused by the accidental mixing of chlorine with hydrochloric acid, which caused a reaction and released high concentrations of chlorine gas.
Eight people were taken to hospital as a result of the leak, but have since been discharged.
Prior to the leak, the City of Victoria’s summer camp registration was supposed to launch on Monday, April 13th, but has since been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 15th, as a result of the incident.
Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre will be fully reopened at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
Once reopened, the facility will operate regularly until sometime in the fall when it will close permanently while a new Crystal Pool is built in Victoria’s Central Park.
