Crime & Safety
Girl Hurls Bleach At Classmate, Hurting 5 At Bayside School: NYPD
The two 16-year-old girls and three others were sent to a local hospital after one tossed bleach at the other during an argument, cops say.
BAYSIDE, QUEENS -- Five students were injured at a Bayside high school on Friday after one student allegedly hurled bleach at her classmate in an argument, cops said.
The two 16-year-old students at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, at 5700 223rd St., got into a fight that escalated at around 11:30 a.m. when one threw pickle juice at the other, police told Patch.
The second girl retaliated by tossing bleach at her classmate, which hit surrounding students when it splattered, authorities said.
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The two girls and three others were taken to a local hospital for evaluations, but no serious injuries were reported, an NYPD spokeswoman said.
No charges have been yet been filed against either girl, the spokeswoman said.
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Caption: Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside.
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