Three people were injured as a result of a chlorine-containing substance spill at a pharmaceutical plant in Kurgan

A chemical spill occurred on Saturday, May 19, in the workshop of the Sintez pharmaceutical plant in Kurgan, three people were injured, Interfax reports, citing the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kurgan Region.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 30 liters of a chlorine-containing substance spilled over an area of ​​10 square meters. meters when overflowing. Measures were taken to neutralize the chemical: "Sodium carbonate was used for neutralization. The threat has now been eliminated."

“Two victims with chemical burns were hospitalized at the regional clinical hospital and the hospital for veterans of the Great Patriotic War. They are under the supervision of doctors. There is no threat to life or health,” the press service said in a statement.