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Chemical Burns in Kids From Chlorine Swimming Pools

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Gail Sessoms

A 2008 chlorine leak at a public water park in Chicago sent several children to the hospital with breathing problems, blistering around their eyes and mouths, and skin irritation, according to Leslie K. Tamura writing for the website MedIll Reports Chicago.