10 Teens Injured With Chemical Burns At E Village Party: Report

EAST VILLAGE, NY — Ten teens were burned with a chemical substance poured from overhead at a party at a public housing complex in the East Village Saturday night, the New York Times reported.

The Times reported that a party drawing as many as 300 teenagers, some who go to Brooklyn Technical High School, happened Saturday night at New York City Housing Authority's First Houses on East Third Street and Avenue A.

Residents told the Times that the partying teens paid $10 to get into a rented out basement at the building.

But during the party, someone from up above poured white paint and a caustic chemical into the courtyard, burning at least 10 teenagers, the Times reported.

NYPD spokeswoman Sgt. Jessica McRorie confirmed that about 10 people in their late teens suffered second and third degree burns —possibly from an unknown liquid caustic substance Saturday night about 10 p.m. outside of 114 E. Third St. But, she said how exactly the teens were injured by the liquid chemical is unknown, and officers have not arrested anybody.

The teens were treated at Weill Cornell Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center.

One mother of an injured teen told the Times that her daughter was left with burns the size of dimes and quarters on her body from the incident.

An NYPD investigation is ongoing, McRorie said.

NYCHA spokesman Chester Soria said the housing authority is working with the NYPD and has also launched an internal investigation into the incident.

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