A TEENAGE boy has sustained burns to his upper body and a teacher was treated for minor burns after a science experiment went wrong, sparking an explosion at a local school.

The botched incident unfolded about 11am at Toongabbie primary school, 20km north of Traralgon. The male student teacher, aged in his 20s, was preparing for a science experiment with potassium ...

A crime scene has been established after a science experiment explosion at a school on Sydney's northern beaches caused eleven children to be hospitalised. Harriet Tatham reports.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children at a Sydney public school have suffered burns to their chest, face and legs after an explosion as a result of a science ...

Two teenagers have been taken to hospital with burns after a science experiment went wrong at a high school in southern New South Wales. Emergency services were called to reports of an explosion at ...

School has resumed as normal at Manly West Public School today after a science experiment went wrong yesterday – leading to several students being injured.