The Starkville Police Department in conjuction with the Starkville Fire Department responded to hazardous material incident where three children, ages two years old, three years old and five years old had been exposed to sodium hydroxide near building 19 in the Brookville Gardens Apartment Complex.
The victims were transported to the Oktibbeha County Hospital Emergency Room by relatives for apparent chemical burns that appear to have been from orally ingesting the chemical.
The chemical was located near a public service man hole. The area was decontaminated and the children are continuing to be treated at the Oktibbeha County Hospital.
