Thielen and her kids were the first ones at the playground around 8:15 a.m. Sunday. The mom recalled noticing liquid collected at the bottom of a slide, but she let her little ones play.

But playground slides and other sources of heavy static (like balloons) can still zap an implant and require it to be reprogrammed, which costs up to $1,000. The child, meanwhile, must go hours or ...

Plastic slides can get up to 200 degrees when exposed to sunlight and burn kids. Slide color doesn’t change the temperature that much, so be sure to test playground equipment.

Two children suffered “burn-like injuries” after acid was poured on three slides at a Massachusetts playground, authorities said. Fire and police departments in Longmeadow, just south of ...

Playground slides doused with acid, injuring 2 children in Massachusetts Updated: Jun. 13, 2023, 9:54 a.m. | Published: Jun. 13, 2023, 9:46 a.m. By The Associated Press ...