MIT prank eyed in Charles injuries.(News)

The Boston Herald | September 8, 2007| | Copyright

Byline: O'RYAN JOHNSON

The substance that hospitalized two Charles River cleanup volunteers with burns and injured three Boston EMS workers yesterday could be the toxic leftovers of an annual MIT stunt.

The prank, which used sodium - one of a family of elements that explodes when it contacts water - is now being investigated by state police.

"While further testing will be necessary, initial testing indicates the substance recovered is sodium metal," said Suffolk District Attorney spokesman Jake Wark. "State police and the state department of fire ...

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