<p> Sixteen people took ill after inhaling chlorine gas that leaked at a civic-run swimming pool in Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Maharashtra's Pune district on Tuesday, a fire official said.</p>.<p>The gas leaked from a cylinder at a municipal swimming pool in the Kasarwadi area around 9 am, the official said.</p>.<p>Fire officials sealed the cylinder and submerged it in the pool to allow the gas to dissolve in the water, he said.</p>.<p>"We cordoned off the area and evacuated people. At least 16 people who were in the pool inhaled the gas and were taken to a civic-run hospital for treatment," the officer said, adding that some lifeguards were also affected.</p>.<p>People who inhaled chlorine gas complained of cough and nausea, a civic official said, adding that the condition of the affected persons was stable. </p>
<p> Sixteen people took ill after inhaling chlorine gas that leaked at a civic-run swimming pool in Pimpri-Chinchwad area of Maharashtra's Pune district on Tuesday, a fire official said.</p>.<p>The gas leaked from a cylinder at a municipal swimming pool in the Kasarwadi area around 9 am, the official said.</p>.<p>Fire officials sealed the cylinder and submerged it in the pool to allow the gas to dissolve in the water, he said.</p>.<p>"We cordoned off the area and evacuated people. At least 16 people who were in the pool inhaled the gas and were taken to a civic-run hospital for treatment," the officer said, adding that some lifeguards were also affected.</p>.<p>People who inhaled chlorine gas complained of cough and nausea, a civic official said, adding that the condition of the affected persons was stable. </p>