Fire breaks out at a nuclear research center near Warsaw
Illustrative photo: A fire broke out at the National Center for Nuclear Research (Getty Images)
A fire broke out at the National Center for Nuclear Research in Poland. It is located near Warsaw, RMF FM reports.
According to Polish media, the center is located in the town of Otwock, near Warsaw. Preliminary reports suggest that a gas explosion occurred in a laboratory rented by an external company. Two people were injured in the fire.
As reported by the center's director, Grzegorz Krzysztoszek, the incident took place far from the nuclear reactor, in the basement of a technical building. He believes the fire most likely occurred due to "someone making a mistake."
It is worth noting that the National Center for Nuclear Research is one of the largest research institutes in Poland. It houses the only research nuclear reactor in Poland, MARIA.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that a powerful fire and explosion occurred in the Polish city of Poznań around midnight on August 25. As a result of the incident, there are many wounded and missing people.
