Explosion at Aquatic Centre

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Heather-Lynn EvansonJournalist at Nation News

September 5, 2026

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Fire officials and ambulance personnel are on the scene of an explosion at the Aquatic Centre, Wildey, St Michael.

A number of loud explosions were heard around 7 p.m. and reports are that chlorine stored on site had exploded.

A number of people hastily evacuated the building as a strong scent of bleach filled the air and the nearby tennis finals at the nearby Raymond Forde Tennis Centre were briefly halted.

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