School evacuated after children suffer chemical burns
By Paul Smith • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: news
A Gateshead school has been evacuated after a pupil took pellets of sodium hydroxide from a science classroom and poured the substance over other children.
Newcastlecentric understands the incident occurred just before lunchtime at Ryton Comprehenisve School.
Both the police and fire brigade were informed and arrived to decontaminate the students involved. A specialist from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital also attended to ensure that the children were clear to return home. In all, 10 students suffered burns from the substance.
Sodium hydroxide is better known as caustic soda, and is used in the manufacture of soaps, detergents and as a drain cleaner.
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We were not evacuated like. Just some corridors were blocked off.
there was loads and loads of people walking around in these huge suit things, they were everywhere
and this happened just before i went to science so i had t5o sit in the main hall for an hour coz the corridoor was blocked off
the fire services arrived during 3rd lesson and the police and ambulance services arrived during break time when the chemicals when the chemicals were took from a science lab and the sports hall showers were used to decomtaminate the people who were effect from the substance.