When aluminum phosphide comes into contact with water, a dangerous gas is formed, called phosphine. The victims may have inhaled this. According to the VRU, the substance that was inside the supermarket was taken away by RIVM for research in the laboratory. The rest of the stuff that was outside was washed away with a generous amount of water. According to the spokesperson, this does not pose any danger to the environment, because it had been cordoned off.
Two people unwell after leaking toxic substance from truck in Amersfoort
