More than 60 people treated after chemical incident at Six Flags water park in Texas By Li Cohen
Updated on: July 17, 2021 / 8:04 PM / CBS News
More than 60 people had to be treated on Saturday after a chemical incident at a Six Flags waterpark in Houston, Texas, officials said.
The Harris County Fire Marshal s Office tweeted that dozens of people experienced minor skin and/or inhalation irritation after a chemical incident was detected at one of Hurricane Harbor Splashtown s attractions. The local fire department said that 26 people were transported to local hospitals and that 39 refused ambulance transport after a HAZMAT unit put people through a decontamination process. Roughly 4,000 people were at the park during the time of the incident.
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Details are limited as it s an active situation, so It s unclear what caused the leak, as of this writing. However, officials with the Spring Fire Department as well as Harris County responded to the incident at Hurricane Harbor Splashtown on I-45.
During a press conference with several Harris County officials, a total of 26 people were hospitalized and 39 refused to be taken to the hospital after they went through the decontamination process.
Some attendees were experiencing minor skin irritation and inhalation irritation, authorities said, but are working to look into the chemicals involved.