The school’s 205 students and 18 adults were evacuated after children were found playing with the substance
A school in central Russia was evacuated after
one of its students brought a Kinder Surprise egg containing mercury to class,
prosecutors said on Monday.
Emergency officials said they
had responded to a mercury spill of 20-30 grams at a secondary school in the
Tula region, 180 kilometers south of Moscow.
Tula prosecutors ordered
immediate medical check-ups of the children for possible mercury exposure and
announced a preliminary inquiry into the incident.
