Dozens Treated After Chemical Leak at Texas Water Park

Emergency personnel vehicles are parked near the scene where people are being treated after chemical leak at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, in Spring, Texas, on July 17, 2021. Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP

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 wrote on Twitter. Thirty-nine others declined to be taken to a hospital after undergoing decontamination procedures.