UPDATED: Students Injured in Bounce House Accident at Algonquin Elementary School

A fifth grade picnic held inside the gymnasium at Algonquin Lakes Elementary School Thursday morning ended with six children being sent to area hospitals with minor injuries after an inflatable slide tipped over, said Gary Chester, a District 300 safety officer. 

Emergency officials were called to Algonquin Lakes,1401 Compton Drive in Algonquin, at 12 p.m. Thursday, according to an Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District press release. 

The accident occurred when several children climbed up the slide at one time, the slide started to sway and then tipped over, Chester said. 

In total, 17 children were evaluated for injuries at the school, according to the fire department news release. Of those children, six were taken Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington and Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Chester said. 

The rest of the children were picked up by their parents from school, Chester said. Friday is the last day of school for children at Algonquin Lakes Elementary School, he said. 

The above information was updated at 3 p.m. on Thurdsay, May 23. 

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ORIGINAL STORY: Six students were injured when an inflatable slide collapsed within the gymnasium at Algonquin Lakes Elementary School, 1401 Compton Drive, Thursday, according to the Northwest Herald. 

The slide collapsed around 11:40 a.m. Thursday, according to the Chicago Tribune. None of the injuries appeared to be serious, according to the Northwest Herald.

A private vendor provided the 15-foot-high slide to the school, according to the Chicago Tribune. 

Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch will update with more information when it becomes available. 

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