Questacon pleads guilty to plasma globe safety failure
A nine-year-old girl's hands caught fire at Questacon in July 2022 when a plasma globe ignited hand sanitiser she had just used.
Why it mattersIt shows the cost when museums know a safety risk but fail to act, and when children can reach dangerous equipment without warning.
AustraliaAustralian parents expect museums and public spaces to protect children; this case exposes real risks when safety warnings aren't clear and hazards aren't separated.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 4 h ago
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