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Chromic-sulfuric acid spill remediated at the Mother and Child Institute

July 1, 2026, 08:10 PMUpdated: July 1, 2026, 08:10 PM

N1 wrote on the evening of July 1 that a chromic-sulfuric acid spill in the autopsy room of the Mother and Child Institute in New Belgrade had been remediated, and on-site measurements did not show elevated levels of hazardous substances. A nurse who tried to clean up the spill went for a preventive examination; emergency medical staff were on site.

The Mother and Child Institute building in New Belgrade
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Photo: N1, article on the acid spill at the Mother and Child Institute.

What matters

Where it happened

The spill occurred in the autopsy room in the basement of the Mother and Child Institute at 4 Radoja Dakica Street.

Current status

N1 writes that the spill was remediated and the detector did not show elevated hazardous-substance levels.

What is known about the acid

According to the article, most of the acid flowed into the drain; one bottle broke around 13:45 and another around 14:30.

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Hospital incident

Chromic-sulfuric acid spill remediated at the Mother and Child Institute

N1 reports that the chromic-sulfuric acid spill in the autopsy room of the Mother and Child Institute in New Belgrade was remediated, and on-site measurements did not show elevated hazardous-substance levels. Most of the acid, according to the article, flowed into the drain. The nurse who tried to clean up the spill went for a preventive examination; emergency medical staff were on site. The incident was reported at 17:39, and an institute worker established that one acid bottle broke around 13:45 and another around 14:30.

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Overall takeaway

The key reader-facing point is not only the chemical incident but its evening status: the spill in a hospital room was remediated, measurements did not show elevated danger, and one staff member went for a preventive examination.

What this means for residents

For patients and parents

The publicly confirmed fact on the evening of July 1 is that measurements did not show elevated hazardous-substance levels after remediation.

For staff

The nurse who tried to clean up the acid went for a preventive examination; emergency medical staff were on site.