HazMat crews and fire officials quickly responded to the scene and began treating and decontaminating patients
The park will remain closed while an investigation is conducted and and safety protocols are reviewed
Officials said 26 people were transported by an ambulance bus to a local hospital while 39 people refused hospital treatment
The patients suffered respiratory distress like difficulty breathing but crews didn t see any patients with chemical burns
However, he acknowledged it is possible for patients to have experienced burning sensations in their skin depending on the amount of chemical
Harris County Fire Marshall Laurie Christensen said her office will determine if the Splashtown is safe to reopen in a few days
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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.
26 People Hospitalized After Chemical Exposure at Texas Water Park
One person was in critical condition after the victims were exposed to bleach and sulfuric acid, which are used to maintain pH balance, the authorities said.
Officials were examining a system that injects bleach and sulfuric acid at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown on Saturday to see whether there had been a malfunction.Credit.Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle, via Associated Press
July 17, 2021, 8:46 p.m. ET
Twenty-six people were hospitalized with breathing problems or skin irritation after they were exposed to bleach and sulfuric acid on Saturday afternoon at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, a water park in Spring, Texas, the authorities said.
65 people ill from chemical leak at Texas Six Flags Hurricane Harbor water park
65 people have been affected and at least 20 guests hospitalised after a reported chemical incident at a Texas water park today. The HAZMAT team were sent into the Six Flags Hurrican Harbor Splashtown park
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