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A fun activity at a Christchurch daycare went horrifically wrong today - after a misidentified corrosive substance ended up on a water slide

A fun activity at a Christchurch daycare went horrifically wrong today - after a misidentified corrosive substance ended up on a water slide

5 December 2025

Ambulance crews checked 40 people - and took five children and two adults to hospital, treating two others with minor injuries on site.

Ambulance and fire crews rushed to the Ferry Road Kindercare just before 1:15.

Rosie Leishman says it was a big shock for everyone - who'd hoped to have water fun in the 30 degrees heat.

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