Tuesday marks 60 years since the hotel manager of Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine poured acid in a pool filled with African American Civil Rights activists trying to desegregate the pool. The St.

Authorities believe that muriatic acid was stolen from a swimming-pool supply room and poured on three playground slides in Massachusetts Tracey Harrington McCoy is a celebrity news writer at PEOPLE ...

Crime 2 children burned by stolen pool acid poured on slides at Longmeadow playground Police are asking the public to provide any information they may have about the crime or a potential suspect.

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (AP) — Two children suffered what were described as “burn-like injuries” after playing on slides that had been doused with acid at a Massachusetts park, authorities said. Police and ...

People love to complain about chlorine in pools—often as much as they enjoy plunging into the clean water. Chlorine-based compounds can dry out skin, turn eyes red, and produce the familiar and ...

Hydrochloric acid is a strong acid that can cause severe chemical burns if it comes in contact with your skin. Toilet cleaners, pool chemicals, and some fertilizers are common household sources of ...