Sulfuric acid burns tot on playground
From Times Wire Reports
A 2 1/2 -year-old boy was severely burned at the playground of a grade school in Middle River after going down a slide doused in sulfuric acid and landing in a pool of the corrosive liquid.
Authorities believe vandals stole the industrial-strength drain cleaner from a storage closet at Victory Villa Elementary School and poured it over multiple pieces of playground equipment.
The boy was in fair condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital’s pediatric burn unit. He was being treated for third-degree chemical burns.
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