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(SPRING, TX.) A chemical spill at a water park in Texas sent dozens of people to the hospital, according to officials.
The incident began around 2:30 p.m. in a children’s pool at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, Texas, when a lifeguard and several guests started to get sick, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo told reporters.
Children and their parents were experiencing “respiratory issues,” and 28 of them were transported to hospitals, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s office said.
After evacuating the park and conducting preliminary tests of the air and water, investigators found the water had a chemical combination of 35% sulfuric acid and 10-13% bleach, Scott Seifert, the chief of Spring Texas Fire, told reporters. The chemicals are commonly used to clean and treat swimming pools.
Mitchell Willetts12:00, Jul 19 2021
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About 30 people were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Hazmat crews have rushed to a US water park after a chemical leak in the kids’ pool left dozens itching all over and struggling to breathe. The sight of so many sickened at once terrified parents and children visiting Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, who had no idea what was happening to them. The park is near Houston, Texas. “I thought it was a terrorist attack; it felt like we got gassed,” father Steven Morris told
KPRC. His daughter, Lia, began crying, coughing and vomiting, and her eyes “swelled up,” she told the station.
60 people treated after chemical leak in Houston-area water park
60 people treated after chemical leak in Houston-area water park
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and last updated 2021-07-18 17:05:15-04
SPRING, Texas â Nearly 60 people were treated Saturday afternoon after a chemical leak at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, Texas.
The incident started in the kiddie pool area when a lifeguard became sick. More people including children became sick shortly after. Twenty-six people were taken to the hospital, including a three-year-old who is now in stable conditon; 39 refused transport.
Most people experienced minor skin and inhalation irritation. Investigators believe the leak was some sort of mixture of bleach and sulfuric acid.
By Sally Adams
Jul 19, 2021
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, Located on I-45 North in Spring, remains closed so that local health and safety officials can investigate the cause of Saturday s (7-17-2021) chemical leak in the area of the kiddie pool. About a 100 park guests were were taken through a decontamination process in order to be allowed out of the park.
Dozens were sent to local hospitals, and one pregnant woman went into labor. All have been released and are recovering. County Judge Lina Hidalgo said, We re working together. Particularly the Harris County Fire Marshall s Office and the Harris County Public Health Department to insure that this facility is safe before it s open for operations again.