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Radioactive Substance Found During Cleaning of a Basement in Prague. Firefighters and a Pyrotechnician Are Responding

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Police and firefighters are responding to a hazardous materials discovery in Prague 4. The owners found vials of radioactive thorium and mercury while clearing out the estate's cellar. A pyrotechnician will also examine the site for picric acid, which was previously used as an explosive.

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Police and firefighters are responding to a hazardous materials discovery in Prague 4. The owners found vials of radioactive thorium and mercury while clearing out the estate's cellar. A pyrotechnician will also examine the site for picric acid, which was previously used as an explosive.

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Firefighters are responding to the discovery of chemicals in a house on Nad Studánkou Street in Prague 4. The substances found include arsenic, mercury and radioactive thorium. A pyrotechnician is also heading to the scene, Prague firefighters spokesman Vojtěch Rotschedl said. However, he said there is no danger to people, as the amount of chemicals is small.

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Firefighters are responding to the discovery of dangerous chemicals in a house on Nad Studánkou Street in Prague 4. Among the substances found are arsenic and mercury. Radioactive thorium was also found at the scene. A police bomb disposal expert has also headed to the scene, as Prague fire department spokesman Vojtěch Rotschedl informed journalists on Saturday. There is no danger to people, the amount of chemicals is small, Rotschedl told ČTK.

Prague - Firefighters responded to the discovery of chemicals in a house on Nad Studánkou Street in Prague 4. Among the substances found were arsenic, mercury and radioactive thorium. A pyrotechnician also went to the scene, Prague firefighters spokesman Vojtěch Rotschedl told reporters. There is no danger to people, the amount of chemicals was small, Rotschedl told CTK.

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Firefighters responded to a chemical discovery in a house on Nad Studánkou Street in Prague 4 in the afternoon. The substances found included toxic arsenic, which is arsenic oxide, as well as cyanide, mercury, radioactive thorium and picric acid, which was used as an explosive in the past. The chemical unit removed the hazardous substances for disposal, while the pyrotechnics unit removed the explosives for controlled detonation. The interventio…

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Česká televize broke the news on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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