Alonzo Yanes
The family of a 16-year-old boy who was severely burned when a high school chemistry experiment went haywire is suing the city over his injuries.
Parents Yvonne and Claudio Yanes say Beacon High School on W. 61st Street had received a video from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board warning that a procedure called the “Rainbow Experiment” posed “risk of severe injuries if performed.”
But the school allegedly failed to distribute the video to its teachers and when instructor Anna Poole performed the experiment on the morning of Jan. 2 she didn’t provide students with protective gear, the suit says.
The Yanes’ son Alonzo was burned on his body, head, face, neck, torso and hands, according to court papers.
He has permanent scarring and disfigurement, the suit says.
The family is suing for unspecified damages.
A second sophomore was also injured when Poole accidentally doused a flaming crucible with highly explosive methyl alcohol, creating a fireball.
Reps for the city did not immediately comment.
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