Pa. Science Class Explosion Injures 5

A small explosion and fire Wednesday in a central Pennsylvania eighth-grade science classroom required hospital treatment for seven students and a teacher. Carlisle Area School District Superintendent John Friend told reporters that a fireball occurred when some sort of chemicals were mixed together. He said that the teacher put out the fire with an extinguisher, WHTM-TV reported. Cumberland County public safety spokeswoman Meg Silverstrim said two of the injured children were taken...Full Story