A maintenance worker was taken to the hospital and authorities evacuated two dozen residents of a Hartford senior living community after a mix of pool chemicals caused a reaction Thursday morning.
The chief executive officer of the Avery Heights senior living center at 705 New Britain Avenue said the company recently changed pool chemical vendors, which caused some confusion.
A maintenance worker mixed the wrong combination of substances as a result, which caused a reaction. Hartford firefighters said he inhaled the chemicals and was taken to Hartford Hospital for a medical evaluation. The worker showed symptoms but was alert when he got into the ambulance.
Meanwhile, 25 Avery Heights residents were moved to another part of the building.
Emergency crews taped off the area. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Hazardous Materials Unit worked with firefighters to clean up the chemicals.
No residents or emergency responders were hurt or exposed to the fumes, according to the fire department.
