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Chili’s Customers Suffer Chemical Burns After Employee Mistakes Cleaning Product for Sugar

Three customers suffered chemical burns after a North Carolina Chili’s employee accidentally used industrial cleaner in margaritas.

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A margarita is supposed to have a bit of that tequila burn on the way down, but what allegedly happened at a North Carolina Chili’s this week was horrific.

Three customers at the chain’s Forest City location allegedly suffered chemical burns in and around their mouths Wednesday after an employee accidentally used a granulated degreaser to prepare their margaritas, according to the Foothills Health District. The employee supposedly thought it was sugar. Customers immediately noticed something was wrong, alerted the staff, and left to seek medical attention.

And how an industrial cleaning chemical ended up anywhere near the margarita station is a story in itself.

Three Chili’s Customers Hospitalized After Industrial Cleaner Ends Up in Their........

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