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  • Giant hogweed severely burns Virginia boy, 17, sending him to hospital, report says

    07/14/2018 7:50:17 AM PDT · by SMGFan · 29 replies
    MSN / Fox News ^ | July 13, 2018
    A Virginia teen suffered significant burns to his face and arm after reportedly being exposed to hogweed. Alex Childress, 17, was inflicted with second-and third-degree burns after unknowingly touching the plant while he was working outside at his landscaping job on Tuesday, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Childress reportedly believed the plant was a weed and went to remove it from the ground. A person's skin can burn and blister after coming in contact with sap from the plant. Childress’ father, Justin, recalled to the outlet how his son told him he had a “really bad sunburn.” “The top layer...