On Tuesday, 13 October, shortly after 2:30 p.m., an unknown substance was sprayed at the Vocational School Complex “Mechanik” in Mińsk Mazowiecki. A total of 500 students and staff were evacuated from the building, and nine people reported feeling unwell.
As Junior Brigadier Kamil Płochocki of the District Command of the State Fire Service in Mińsk Mazowiecki told TVN24 Warszawa, the report came in at around 2:30 p.m. Firefighters were informed of an unknown substance sprayed on school grounds.
Nine people with symptoms
According to the fire service spokesperson, nine people complained of feeling unwell, including dizziness and shortness of breath. As TVN24 reports, they are being cared for by emergency medical teams. RMF24, meanwhile, reports that the lives of those affected are not in danger. As of publication, it has not been officially stated whether anyone was taken to hospital.
Evacuation and chemical unit
500 students and staff were evacuated from the building. Firefighters secured the area, and a chemical rescue unit was dispatched to the scene. Its task is to identify the substance and determine whether it poses a threat to health.
What is not known
The fire service has not said what was sprayed, or who did it and under what circumstances. There is also no police statement on the proceedings in the case. The school is located at 43 ul. gen. Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego.
The information comes from reports by TVN24 Warszawa, which quotes the fire service, and RMF24. The situation is developing.
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