Fumes from Route 17 fitness center pool send 2 to hospital

ONLY ON CVP: Two people were hospitalized as a precaution after they inhaled fumes from a noxious mixture of pool chemicals at the 24 Hour Fitness center on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights early this morning.

COURTESY: 24 Hour Fitness, Hasbrouck Heights

The fitness club was evacuated and police, firefighters and hazardous  material experts responded shortly before 7 a.m., police and patrons said.

The facility was vented and reopened at 10:30, although the pool has remained closed.

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