A gas leak incident at a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)-run swimming pool in Mulund has led to corporators across parties raise questions on the maintenance of such pools. They have also demanded immediate action against those responsible for the incident, which has landed eight people in hospital. However, when asked about it, additional commissioner Vijay Singhal said he would reply only after getting all the information about the incident.

Vishakha Raut, leader of the House in the BMC had raised the issue of the gas leak at the swimming pool in Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund. Eight people — a firewoman, a female coach, two security guards and four housekeeping staff — faced breathing trouble when chlorine gas from the filtration plant started to leak on Wednesday evening. A security guard had sensed the leakage and informed officials, who then alerted the fire brigade. The injured were later admitted to BMC-run Agarwal Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.