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Russian capital 200 people were evacuated from the Moscow center
Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Healthcare on Vernadsky Avenue. A flask of bromine was broken on one of the floors of the building.
bromine. About the incident wrote
a succession of rossMedia, reports UNN.
Details
Because of the broken ampoule with bromine evacuated
200 people from the Institute of Pharmacy at the Sechenov Medical University in Moscow
According to the Russian media, the ampoule
with a toxic substance that corrodes the skin and respiratory tract, broke at the
in the Department of Pharmacy in a building on Vernadsky Avenue.
The chemical was disposed of by staff members
with an absorbent made by a lab technician.
According to
according to public records, no one was injured.
Additionally
A mobile laboratory of Rospotrebnadzor was sent to the scene, which will inspect the premises of the institute after the leakage of bromine from the flask.
The causes and details of the incident
are still being investigated.
Reference
In high concentrations.
concentrations of bromine can cause malaise. Bromine poisoning usually
manifest as runny nose, lacrimation, and respiratory complications.
Bromine has
a pungent, irritating odor. According to Russian scientists, the substance poses a threat to human health only by
in direct contact.