Air in Ternopil after fire is reportedly clean - mayor
Kyiv • UNN
Environmental systems in Ternopil show clean air after yesterday's fire. The city mayor is awaiting new data on the concentration of certain elements, including chlorine, and two police officers are hospitalized.
As of Wednesday morning, Ternopil's environmental systems show that the air in the city is clean, allowing people to walk and ventilate the premises. However, data on the concentration of certain elements in the air, including chlorine, are still expected. This was announced by Ternopil Mayor Serhiy Nadal during a telethon on Wednesday, UNN reports.
Yesterday, the fire was extinguished for almost 12 hours. Fortunately, no one was injured. Two rescuers had minor injuries, but they were sent home at the end of the day. Yesterday, the state laboratory service took measurements of air quality. According to their data, there was an increased concentration of certain elements, in particular chlorine, which is expected after such a fire. However, the situation improved during the day and by the evening, and the pollution levels decreased. We are waiting for new indicators, as we hope that they have decreased even more in the evening. In Ternopil, we have several environmental systems that show air quality online. As of this morning, they show that the air is clean, which allows you to walk and ventilate
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He added that children in kindergartens are advised to refrain from going outside until it is confirmed that there are indeed no negative particles in the air.
He also noted that although no health complaints were received from residents of Ternopil, two police officers who worked near the facility were hospitalized yesterday.
"They were injured. They are currently hospitalized and undergoing treatment. We have not received any complaints from the residents so far," Nadal added.
Recall
On the night of August 20, a fire broke out at an enterprise in Ternopil during an attack by Russian troops as a result of a hit to a container with fuel and lubricants.
No chemical compounds were released into the air as a result of the strike on the industrial facility in Ternopil. The damage caused to the environment is associated with emissions of oil combustion products into the air.
