Waterworld park remains closed after 'number of visitors' taken ill
A Staffordshire water park will remain closed today after the attraction was evacuated and two people taken to hospital when visitors reported feeling unwell.
Waterworld, in Stoke-on-Trent, was shut down yesterday afternoon when staff and customers complained of having 'burning eyes', 'throat irritation' and 'nausea'.
West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) were called to Festival Way at 1.55pm to reports of people feeling unwell and attended with the hazardous area response team and air ambulance.
They said two patients were taken to hospital, and 46 out of 110 people evacuated received treatment by medics at the location before being discharged.
Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service also attended. They added the majority of people had been issued with medical advice and discharged.
A statement from Waterworld said: "This is just a polite reminder that we will now be closed today. Please do not make the trip if you have pre-booked tickets for Thursday 9th June, you will have already recieved an email notifying you about this.
"We expect to be open as normal from tomorrow. Thank you for your patience."
Another statement from the attraction said the site was closed as a "matter of precaution" and added: "However, to confirm, emergency services inspected the entire venue (on Wednesday) and found nothing of concern."
