More than 60 people treated after "chemical incident" at Six Flags water park in Texas - 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. .

"Most of the patients that we saw during the time in the beginning were all respiratory distress, a little hard to breathe, things of that sort," Spring Fire Department Chief Scott Seifert said Saturday at a press conference.

"At approximately 2:30 this afternoon, a small number of guests in a section of the park reported feeling ill with respiratory irritation," a Hurricane Harbor spokesperson told CBS News.

A total of 26 people have been transported from Six Flags Hurricane Harbor to area hospitals.

Hidalgo added that they are going to be taking a look at the park's "regulatory framework," and officials said they are monitoring the air and water quality and investigating the cause of the incident

HCFMO HAZMAT has been requested to assist @Springfdtx with a chemical incident at Hurricane Harbor Splashtown