False alarm leak at R7-expressway site being investigated

The false alarm on the R7-expressway construction site on January 17 is being investigated by law-enforcement agencies, general manager of the Interior Ministry's department for crisis management Marian Dritomsky said on Friday. No leak of dangerous substances was confirmed by firefighters or chemical control laboratories. President of the Firefighter and Emergency Corps (HaZZ) Alexander Nejedly said emergency services had to react as if a dangerous substance actually had leaked. "Together, we took all measures that we were supposed to take. During the operation it turned out that there was no leak and so we could end the operation. Reports of health problems among the workers weren't confirmed, either," Nejedly noted .