Boy alive after falling into chemical vat.Summary: A young boy is in a stable condition in hospital after falling through the roof of a derelict derelict n. something or someone who is abandoned, such as a ship left to drift at sea or a homeless person ignored by family and society. (See: abandon, dereliction) DERELICT, common law. building into a vat of caustic soda caustic soda: see sodium hydroxide. caustic soda Sodium hydroxide (NaOH), an inorganic compound. The alkalies called caustic soda and caustic potash (potassium hydroxide) are very important industrial chemicals, with uses in the manufacture of . A young boy is in a stable condition in hospital after falling through the roof of a derelict building into a vat of caustic soda. Police said the nine-year-old was playing football with friends on a car park in Rawmarsh, Rotherham, when he went to retrieve the ball from the roof of a disused disused Adjective no longer used Adj. 1. disused - no longer in use; "obsolete words" obsolete noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time disused adj workshop. He was climbing to reach the ball when the roof of the building gave way and the boy crashed through to the ground below, landing in a tank containing a chemical once used to strip furniture. The youngster was initially taken to Rotherham District General Hospital before being transferred to the burns unit at Sheffield Children's Hospital Sheffield Children's Hospital, part of and the headquarters of the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a purpose-built children's hospital. It provides the A&E service for all minors in Sheffield and some further afield. , where his condition is stable, South Yorkshire Police South Yorkshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing South Yorkshire in England. The force covers an area of approximately 1,554 square kilometres which is made up of the county's three boroughs (Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham), along with the said. Caustic soda, also known as sodium hydroxide sodium hydroxide, chemical compound, NaOH, a white crystalline substance that readily absorbs carbon dioxide and moisture from the air. It is very soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerin. It is a caustic and a strong base (see acids and bases). , can cause severe burns, scarring and blindness. Resident Adrian Podmore, 27, who heard the boy scream for help said his skin had turned red. Mr Podmore said: "I thought he had been in a car crash at first because he was covered in what I was sure was blood. It was red and dripping from him, but it could have been the chemical now that I know what happened to him, but it did look like blood to me." The accident happened at around 5.45pm on Tuesday and is now being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive with assistance from police. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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