(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. "The chemical combination was about 30-35% sulfuric acid and 10-13% bleach, and that's all we have at this time," said Spring Fire Department Chief Scott Seifert.

Source: CNN July 18, 2021 01:18 UTC