Penza, 23 May 2012. PenzaNews. Leakage of chemicals which occurred in Penza in the morning on Wednesday, May 23 does not endanger human health. The head of the press service of Office of Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for the Penza region Timofey Nikulin reported about it in his interview with news agency “PenzaNews.”

“In the evening on Tuesday, May 22, two tightly closed vessels were brought to a scrap yard in Tcherkasov Street. Next morning while sawing one of the vessels the liquid poured out from it and there was a pungent gas smell in the air,” explained the spokesman.

According to Timofey Nikulin, specialists found out that the substance was a special additive “odorant” which is usually added to gases that have no odor. All the liquid was taken out from the scene for utilization.

He also emphasized that information reported in some mass media about people suffered in the incident is not true.

“The smell of gas will remain in the air till the evening,” summarized Timofey Nikulin.