Four treated after ‘chemical incident’ at Fairmont St Andrews hotel

A staff member had to be treated with oxygen and a spa and swimming pool were evacuated after a chemical scare at a Fife hotel.

Emergency services were called to the Fairmont St Andrews hotel when the alarm was raised shortly after 2pm on Sunday.

Fairmont marketing manager Graeme Dawson said: “A small incident occurred today which resulted in our pool being closed to our guests.

“An error was made when cleaning the grills around the pool and a chemical reaction resulted in an immediate evacuation of the pool area.”

Mr Dawson added: “No one was injured. An employee had oxygen given to him by ambulance but, other than that, all was OK.

“The pool area has now been given the all-clear and will reopen at 6am tomorrow (Monday) as normal,” he said.

Police Scotland told The Courier: “Police and the fire service have responded to reports of a chemical incident in the spa of the Fairmont Hotel near St Andrews.

“The spa had been evacuated and four people were treated by paramedics at the scene.”

A member of staff at the resort declined to make any comment.