10 people in Kingston, Ont., sent to hospital with eye injuries. 2 patients blame a foam party – CBC
Hospital confirms it treated 10 patients for ‘chemical eye exposure’
Apr 09, 2024
Ten people in Kingston, Ont., were treated for chemical eye exposure and needed to have their eyes flushed after what two patients described as a foam party gone wrong.
Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s Emergency Department treated 10 patients late Sunday and early Monday for “chemical eye exposure,” a spokesperson confirmed with CBC News. The hospital would not confirm the patients had attended a foam party, due to patient confidentiality.
But two of those patients told CBC News it all started when they went to a party at Stages Nightclub — a bar on Kingston’s downtown strip popular with students. At these types of parties, foam is typically sprayed onto a dance floor throughout the night and several feet of foam can accumulate.
Bryan Kirkham went to the party with friends between 11 and 11:30 p.m. on Sunday. He said he noticed the foam in the mosh pit felt “different” than previous parties at the club, and that he started having trouble seeing by 12:30 a.m.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kingston-stages-foam-party-1.7168200
