Mercury spill found in apartment building in Moscow
A mercury spill was discovered near a residential apartment building in the east of the Russian capital. The area on which the substance was spilled is about six square meters.
About this news agency RIA News said the emergency representative.
Mercury was spilled near house number 37 on Budyonny Avenue in Moscow. Specialists who put up fences and started collecting hazardous substances from the surface were called to the place of discovery. The collected mercury is disposed of. These activities are carried out by employees of an organization subordinate to the Sokolinaya Gora administration.
An investigation into the circumstances of the event is also ongoing. Moscow EMERCOM employees assured representatives of RIA Newsthat measurements were made of mercury in the air. They showed that there is no danger to the life and health of local residents.
This case is a warning signal for law enforcement agencies and other government agencies. It is still difficult to say whether this incident was the result of someone’s negligence, or there is malicious intent. After all, mercury is an extremely dangerous substance, vapor poisoning of which is fatal.
About this news agency RIA News said the emergency representative.
Mercury was spilled near house number 37 on Budyonny Avenue in Moscow. Specialists who put up fences and started collecting hazardous substances from the surface were called to the place of discovery. The collected mercury is disposed of. These activities are carried out by employees of an organization subordinate to the Sokolinaya Gora administration.
An investigation into the circumstances of the event is also ongoing. Moscow EMERCOM employees assured representatives of RIA Newsthat measurements were made of mercury in the air. They showed that there is no danger to the life and health of local residents.
This case is a warning signal for law enforcement agencies and other government agencies. It is still difficult to say whether this incident was the result of someone’s negligence, or there is malicious intent. After all, mercury is an extremely dangerous substance, vapor poisoning of which is fatal.
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