In one of the apartments in the southeast of Moscow, on the evening of August 14, residents were poisoned with an unknown substance. About 40 people were evacuated, three sought medical attention.
“Three residents of the house on October’s 40 Year Street fell ill, they called an ambulance, but the doctors were not feeling well either. All residents of the entrance have been evacuated to the street,” a law enforcement source told TASS.
Mosgortrans provided two buses for the temporary accommodation of the evacuees.
2 injured in hospital
By the way, the condition of two women who were poisoned by an unknown substance in the apartment is moderate, not life-threatening. The victims were taken to a medical facility, and the man seeking help, also a family member, refused to be hospitalized. When the doctors arrived on the scene, the entire family, including the dog, had convulsions and the apartment smelled of gas.
It was also stated that the information about the health workers who were allegedly injured was not confirmed. The residents of the five-story building were transferred to the temporary accommodation facility based on the cultural center named after IM. Astakhov – At around 01.40 everyone was allowed to return home.
According to the first version, there was a gas leak in the house. To determine the causes of the incident, experts from the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor in the Southeast Administrative Region and the branch of the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in Moscow went to the site to assess the situation and conduct laboratory and instrumental studies.
Named after Colonel AA, ASO No. 1, no. 6, PSO No. 201, No. 209’s on-duty units also worked at the scene. Zhebeleva, No. 211 GKU “Fire and Rescue Center” and utilities of the city.
It is noteworthy that after arriving at the site and taking the first air samples, the instruments did not release hazardous concentrations of harmful substances.
“No mains gas leak detected”
The capital’s municipal services complex, on the Telegram channel, denied media information that the poisoning could have been caused by a gas leak, emphasizing that “the cause of the incident was not network gas.”
“The laboratory of MOSGAZ JSC did not detect any network gas leaks,” the ministry said. Said. Noting that all the entrances of the house were “checked with a gas analyzer, samples were taken, tactical ventilation of the entrances was done,” Prof.
Specialists of the fire and rescue services and Mosgaz work at the scene, and the operation center of the city services is also organized there.
However, according to RIA Novosti, citing a source in emergency services, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the house exceeded the norm by 14 times.
What caused the poisoning?
Several other versions of the event have surfaced. According to media reports, experts who took samples to determine the causes of the poisoning allegedly found an excessive concentration of hydrocyanic acid.
It was announced that hydrocyanic acid is found in plants. It is also used in industry – in case of work accidents or violation of safety regulations when working with chemicals, poisoning is possible.
According to another version, transmitted by the Telegram channel 112, the poisoning of the residents of the Moscow five-story building was due to the accumulation of methane in the sewage. Depending on the source, gas may accumulate in the pipes. Water seals are installed to remove it from the sewer system.