Dozens taken to hospital after chemical leak at Texas water park
The water park near Houston was closed after a bleach and acid leak left patrons with minor skin irritation and respiratory issues
Emergency vehicles are seen outside the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown after a chemical leak at the park on Saturday. Photograph: Melissa Phillip/AP
Emergency vehicles are seen outside the Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown after a chemical leak at the park on Saturday. Photograph: Melissa Phillip/AP
AssociatedPress
Sat 17 Jul 2021 21.56 EDT
A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park has left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues, authorities said.
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Dozens treated after chemical leak at Six Flags waterpark in Texas
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Hurricane Harbor Splashtown (Photo: FOX 26 Houston)
A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues Saturday, authorities said.
Twenty-nine people were taken to local hospitals following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted. Thirty-nine others declined to be taken to a hospital after undergoing decontamination procedures.
Some of those who became sick were children, including a 3-year-old who was hospitalized in stable condition.
The chemicals involved included hypochlorite solution and 35% sulfuric acid, officials said.
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By Andy Rose, CNN
Around 65 people were sickened Saturday afternoon at a Houston-area water park in what local officials called a chemical incident.
“In the area around the kiddie pool in this water park, a lifeguard was sick, and soon after that, more and more people began becoming sick,” Harris County Judge Lina Hildalgo said in a news conference outside Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, Texas.
“What began as a fun family day has turned into very much a nightmare for many families,” she said.
Public health officials are ordering the park to remain closed until they determine exactly what happened.