Five people in Ohio were reportedly injured Thursday from a chemical reaction while getting their swimming pool ready for the summer season.

The homeowner in the Cleveland suburb of Eastlake was prepping chlorine inside a home for their backyard pool when the chemical reaction occurred, the Eastlake Fire Department said, News 5 Cleveland reported.

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Three adults and two children were taken to a hospital in stable condition, authorities said. The incident is under investigation. 

Each year, thousands of Americans are injured by the widely-used chemicals designed to sanitize swimming pools.

From 2015 to 2017, latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pool chemical injuries resulted in an estimated 13,508 emergency department visits, most involving children. Most of the injuries occurred at home, and two thirds occurred during the summer swimming season, the agency said. 

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A lifeguard cleans the water at a swimming pool located on a barge anchored on Brooklyn’s waterfront. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Exposure to chlorine has seriously injured people in recent years. 

Twelve people, including several children, were taken to a hospital in 2023 after too much chlorine was put into a lazy river pool in Houston. Hazmat crews were sent to clean the infected area after the accidental spill. 

Chlorine is an important part of swimming pool maintenance. ( John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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In 2018, three dozen people were hospitalized after chlorine gas exposure at a California swim club. Fighters responded to the Shadow Brook Swim Club after a chlorine gas cloud formed at a swimming pool during a class.

Community safety stood at the forefront as state and local officials joined residents Saturday at a church on Detroit’s east side for a rally and march against gun violence.

Hundreds flocked to the Church of the Messiah for its 17th annual Silence the Violence event, one of the largest anti-gun violence marches in the country. A packed audience listened as leaders —including U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Lansing; Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist; Detroit Police Chief James White and Detroit City Councilman James Tate —spoke to attendees before the crowd took their call for peace to the city’s streets.

Officials spoke of the need to combat gun violence through community unity and legislative actions.

“The issue of gun violence is all of our responsibility, every single one of us, and no one’s role is more important than the other,” said Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield. “Elected officials, clergy, organizations, nonprofits, businesses, block club members, everyone has a role to reduce gun violence.”

It’s time to put an end to the cycle of gun violence through action, said Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist.

“There are too many parents who bury children to gun violence, there are too many brothers who bury sisters to gun violence, there are too many children who bury their own parents to gun violence,” Gilchrist said. “This is something that we don’t have to accept.

“It’s our responsibility that we use the tools at our disposal to do everything we can in our power to make sure that people can get to tomorrow, to make sure that families can be whole as they get to next week, to make sure that everyone can have full access to that dream of health and wealth that gun violence has cut short for too many people in this city, this state, and in this country.”

Slotkin told the crowd that gun ownership must be safe and responsible as she recalled learning to hunt with guns as a child and carrying guns in war overseas.

“Michigan is the place where we’re going to break the idea that either you’re a gun owner or you care about the safety of our children,” Slotkin said.

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A key issue behind gun violence is unsecured firearms, said Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington. He encouraged gun owners to keep their weapons safely secured, especially when children are home alone this summer. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has free gun locks available to community members.

The event got its start in 2007 with Detroit residents marching in their neighborhood to honor loved ones killed by gun violence, according to organizers. It’s grown over the years to a thousand-person event, including a marching band and community resource fair.

Janice Nash, a retired educator from Detroit, said the event represents an initiative to come together and protect the community — “saving lives, not only children, but everybody,” she said.

Following the speeches, a large, diverse crowd of all ages took to the neighborhood streets, carrying signs and chanting. Led by a marching band, attendees made their way along East Lafayette Street to Van Dyke, then down Kercheval Avenue to East Grand Boulevard before ending back at the church. The procession was flanked by Detroit police on foot, on bicycles, on horseback and in police cars and vans, securing the route and blocking off roads to vehicular traffic.

Residents watched from their windows, front porches and sidewalks as the marching band played, dancers and twirlers performed and marchers shouted chants like “silence the violence” and “this is our city, keep it safe.”

The marching band, Church of the Messiah’s band, is a literacy program that helps lead area high school students to college, said Pastor Barry Randolph. Daron Maravin, a recent graduate of Oak Park High School, played the drums and cymbals in the marching band and enjoyed the opportunity to meet new friends, he said.

“I get to play with people that I never met before. I’ve been playing the drums since middle school, so that got me encouraged to play with them,” Maravin said.

Bringing more voices into the local gun violence prevention movement is key, Nash said, adding:

“The more people that can come aboard to support the cause and get the message across, the better.”

After a nail-biting ninth inning on Friday night that saw the Cincinnati Reds (34-35) hang on to victory, they will attempt to get back to a .500 record this afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers (40-29). Andrew Abbott gets the start for Cincinnati, while the Brewers counter with left-handed opener Jared Koenig followed by right-handed starter/long reliever Bryse Wilson.

First pitch from American Family Field will be at 4:10 PM EDT.

Lineups

Starting Pitchers

Andrew Abbott

Coming off another great start last Saturday when he pitched five innings of one-run baseball against the Cubs, left-hander Andrew Abbott looks to continue his solid 2024 season against another NL Central rival. Abbott just needs to get past the first inning, where most of the damage has been done against him. In 13.0 innings, he’s allowed 10 earned runs on 11 hits, including three home runs. After the first inning, he settles down, with an ERA under 3.00 from the second to the sixth inning.

The Reds have started to watch his innings a little closer earlier this season after fatigue hit him in September last season. Abbott pitched 109.1 innings in 2023, the second most of his professional career, and is at 74.0 innings thus far in 2024. They gave him an extra day of rest between starts at the end of May. With two days off this week, he’s had a full week between his last start and today.

Splits

Pitch Usage

Jared Koenig / Bryse Wilson

Left-hander Jared Koenig will get the start for the Brewers as the opener. Koenig has opened for Wilson before, with the most recent coming against the Tigers last Sunday. He pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless baseball with two strikeouts. Koenig throws mainly three pitches: a sinker, cutter, and curveball. His curveball is his best pitch, with a 45% whiff rate.

Right-hander Bryse Wilson is the Brewers’ version of Nick Martinez. He’s started eight of 16 games he’s appeared in this season and has also pitched multiple innings in relief. Left-handed hitters are batting over .300 with a .997 OPS against him. This is the reason the Brewers will start the left-hander Koenig, as David Bell has stacked his lineup with lefties to face Wilson. However, the Reds haven’t hit Wilson all that well, with a .656 team OPS against him in 12 games. He pitched four innings against Cincinnati in April, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts and no walks.

Bryse Wilson’s Splits

Bryse Wilson’s Pitch Usage

Details:

• Time: 4:10 PM EDT
• Place: American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI
• TV: Bally Sports Ohio
• Radio: 700 WLW

News and Notes

Minor League Recap

The Reds had some wild moments in their game last night. A couple of their minor league teams did as well.

Fun Fact of the Day

Last night the Reds won their 34th game of the season and move to 34-35 on the season. One year ago, on June 14th, 2023, the Reds beat the Royals to win their 34th game of the season and move their record to 34-35. You can’t say they’re not consistent.

Division Standings