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The warning makes no mention of the safety mats or any other playground equipment. It simply states: “Warning: Some surfaces may become hot. Please take precautions with exposed skin.” ...

Doctors at two city hospital burn units reported seeing 16 to 18 young children with playground burns a year, mostly from the mats under junglegyms and sliding boards. “I have nightmares ...