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  • Light bulb malfunction sends 18 to hospital with radiation burns

    09/15/2005 6:50:46 AM PDT · by rawhide · 66 replies · 2,633+ views
    ajc.com/news ^ | 09/14/05 | Associated Press
    COLUMBIA, Tenn. — A malfunctioning light bulb in an elementary school gym exposed more than 100 people to short-wave radiation for an hour, sending 18 to the hospital with severe sunburns and swollen eyes. The incident occurred during a 9/11 memorial service held Friday afternoon at the Baker Elementary School in Columbia. Attendees, many of whom were veterans, said that they started to feel symptoms soon after the event began. "While I was sitting in the auditorium, my forehead started itching real bad," said Fred Young, 73. "When I got home I looked into the mirror and my face looked...