Boy burnt by ‘caustic’ park slide
‘A five-year-old boy is being treated in hospital after using a park slide smeared with a mixture of caustic soda and shampoo in Dysart, near Kirkcaldy.
He suffered extensive burns on his legs and bottom and is in Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
Three other youngsters had to undergo medical checks for similar, but not so serious, injuries.
It is believed the boy and his friends found the substance in a litter bin and rubbed it on the slide themselves.’
