Texas Water Park Chemical Leak Blamed on Filtration System

Emergency personnel are shown on 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

SPRING, Texas—A Texas water park says a chemical exposure that sent dozens of people to hospitals was caused by “improper installation” of a water filtration system.

Six Flags officials said Wednesday that a third-party service company improperly installed the system at Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, causing pool-sanitizing chemicals to be released in an outdoor kiddie pool area on July 17.