2023-11-24 07:43:00
Due to the risk of explosion, the Ministry of the Interior’s defusing service was requested. 80 students were brought to safety and there were no injuries.
The pollutant alarm was triggered on Thursday around 12:45 p.m. “The chemical is relatively harmless in its liquid state, but highly explosive in its dry state. After the bottle had been stored in the chemical box for a while, the teacher informed the school management and they in turn informed the fire department,” reported the Waidhofen ad Thaya district command a broadcast.
Around 30 firefighters, the Red Cross and the police responded. In addition to 80 students, ten workers from a construction company who were busy renovating the building were also brought to safety.
Chemical experts from the fire department and police were called in. As a result of a risk assessment, specialists from the Ministry of the Interior were called in, who were on site at around 3 p.m. and ensured the safe storage and disposal of the picric acid.
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