San Francisco officer suffers chemical burns in bleach attack
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A San Francisco police officer suffered chemical burns after a woman poured bleach onto him from a sixth-floor window, authorities said Monday.
The officer was talking to a victim and witness about an argument involving a dog bite at about 11:06 p.m. Saturday outside a building in the 100 block of Hyde Street, said Officer Albie Esparza, spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department.
As the officer investigated the dispute, a 47-year-old woman poured bleach from the window.
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The officer was struck on the face and was taken to an area hospital, Esparza said. The officer suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, Esparza said.
The woman, whose name was not released, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a caustic chemical.
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