I would seriously consider this a terrorist attack on our children.


Apr 15, 2007 8:29 AM

Child Burned With Acid On Playground
Posted By: rick pietzak

MIDDLE RIVER, Md. - A 2-year-old boy was critically burned Saturday after someone broke into an elementary school, stole several bottles of industrial-strength drain cleaner and splashed it all over the school's playground equipment, authorities said.

The boy was burned mostly on his legs by the cleaner, which contains a strong concentration of sulfuric acid, said Division Chief Michael Robinson of the Baltimore County Fire Department. No one else was injured.

The boy's parents initially took him to Franklin Square Hospital Center after he was burned, and the hospital's emergency room had to be evacuated because they tracked some of the drain cleaner in with them, Robinson said.

The boy was then taken to the pediatric burn unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The person or persons responsible will face charges including first-degree assault, burglary and destruction of property, said Sgt. Vickie Warehime, a county police spokeswoman.

"We're very lucky nobody else used that playground today," Warehime said. "We could have had numerous victims."

Someone kicked in the door to a storage room at Victory Villa Elementary School sometime overnight, Warehime said. Investigators found that six bottles of drain cleaner had been opened.

Whoever is responsible most likely suffered minor burns to the hands and arms, Warehime said. Anyone with information was asked to call police.

A hazardous materials team cleaned up the playground, using tens of thousands of gallons of water, Robinson said.




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