Overview
- Park Ridge fire officials say an employee error in a pump room released a gas during Thursday afternoon lessons at Goldfish Swim School.
- The building was evacuated as firefighters, paramedics, and a hazmat team treated people on site and mitigated the hazard.
- Roughly 22 to 25 people, including children, instructors, parents, and staff, were evaluated for illness symptoms.
- Five patients were taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital for inhalation or illness complaints, and all are expected to recover.
- One additional person sought hospital care later from home, and the incident remains under local investigation.