Chemical Spill In UES Apartment Tower Injures 6, FDNY Says

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Six people were hurt during a chemical spill Monday morning at an Upper East side high-rise apartment building, an FDNY spokesman said.

Pool-cleaning chemicals were spilled in the basement of 305 E. 86th St., a 21-story apartment building called Yorkshire Towers located between First and Second avenues, shortly before 9:30, an FDNY spokesman said. The Yorkshire Towers website advertises a heated indoor pool under its amenities page.

Five of the people hurt suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene, an FDNY spokesman said. One person suffered serious injuries and was transported to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the spokesman said.

Firefighters continued to operate at the scene hours after the spill to mitigate the spill and clean up the area, the spokesman said.

An FDNY spokesman could not say how the chemicals were spilled.