LONDON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Twenty four people, including children, were taken to hospital Monday night after they were exposed to toxic fumes at a hotel spa in Hampshire, southeast England, the Evening Standard newspaper reported Tuesday.

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire Rescue Service was alerted to the Solent Hotel and Spa in Whiteley to deal with a "large-scale incident" at 8:44 p.m. BST (1944 GMT) on Monday, according to the London-based newspaper.

An accidental mix of chemicals created a poisonous gas chlorine, local fire rescue team said.

Children were among those taken to hospital, said the newspaper.