Fish Killing Swimming Pool

ASHEVILLE, N.C. More than 300 fish were killed when a swimming pool leaked into Haw Creek in Asheville.

Workers cleaning the pool at the Haw Creek Recreation Park yesterday thought the water was flowing toward the sewer system. Workers later learned the system was broken, which caused backwater from the pool to end up in Haw Creek.

Fish struggled to jump out of the water that was turned white by the chlorine and chemicals.

The leak was eventually stopped. A contractor is to examine the sewer lines today to figure out what went wrong.