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Three Hospitalized in Raymond

Three Raymond area boy scouts and one of their mothers is hospitalized after a chemical mixing demonstration backfired Monday evening, according to Village Mayor Dennis Held:

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Mayor Held says the sound of medical helicopters arriving in the town was sobering:

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The boys mixed borax and Heet gas line anti-freeze, setting off the blast. The victims suffered facial burns. There's no further word on their conditions.

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