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Chili's customers suffer burns after sipping margaritas mistakenly made with cleaning agent

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

A customer walks towards the entrance of a Brinker International Inc. Chili’s Grill & Bar restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, on May 7, 2018.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. 5 suffer chemical burns from Chili’s margaritas mixed with cleaning product in N.C.

    Headline from The Oregonian ·

  2. Newest

    Chili's customers suffer burns after sipping margaritas mistakenly made with cleaning agent

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

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Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Chili's customers suffer chemical burns after dangerous margarita mix-up (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Three customers and two employees suffered symptoms after an industrial degreaser was mistakenly used to prepare margaritas at a North Carolina Chili's.

  2. New York Post

    North Carolina Chili’s customers suffer chemical burns after drinking margaritas in nightmare mix-up (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    An employee preparing the bar for lunch service mistook a granulated degreaser for sugar.

  3. BizPac Review

    Dangerous mistake results in chemical burns at North Carolina Chili’s (opens BizPac Review)

    Published

    BizPac Review's feed description

    A North Carolina Chili’s Grill & Bar had its food service permit suspended after a drink mix-up that left customers with chemical burns. The restaurant in Forest […]

  4. Breitbart News

    VIDEO — North Carolina: Three Customers Suffer Chemical Burns from Contaminated Chili's Margaritas (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Three Chili's customers suffered chemical burns after consuming margaritas that mistakenly had a cleaning product in them on Wednesday at the restaurant in Forest City, North Carolina.

  5. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    5 suffer chemical burns from Chili’s margaritas mixed with cleaning product in N.C. (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    Published

    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    A white substance was mistakenly used instead of sugar on the rim.

  6. Inc.

    They Asked for Sugar-Rimmed Margaritas at Chili’s—and Got Chemical Burns Instead (opens Inc.)

    Published

    Inc.'s feed description

    An unlabeled container of white granulated degreaser was mistaken for sugar at a North Carolina Chili’s. The margarita mix-up burned the mouths of 3 customers and 2 employees, prompting a trip to an urgent care center.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Chili's customers suffer burns after sipping margaritas mistakenly made with cleaning agent (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A customer walks towards the entrance of a Brinker International Inc. Chili’s Grill & Bar restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, on May 7, 2018.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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