Oct 13 (Japan Today) - Thirteen children were taken to hospital Friday after hydrochloric acid spilled over during a science experiment class at an elementary school in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, the local education board said.
The 13 six-graders felt poorly, with some complaining of headaches or sore eyes, according to the education board and other authorities.
The accident took place around noon at Nagazumi Elementary School in Fukuoka's Minami Ward when one of the pupils spilled around 3 milliliters of hydrochloric acid by mistake on a table from a test tube.
Source: ANNnewsCH