
Four people passed away and 17 more became ill due to their exposure to radiation over a 9-year period inside an apartment building in Kramatorsk. In 1989, a capsule with radioactive Caesium-137 was found in the concrete wall of Apartment 85. The capsule had been lost in a nearby stone quarry in the 1970s.
The tragedy of Kramatorsk is one of the most chilling examples of hidden radiation exposure in modern history. In the late 1970s, a small capsule of Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope often used in industrial equipment, was misplaced at a stone quarry in Ukraine. Unbeknownst to anyone, the capsule was later mixed into concrete used to construct an apartment building.
For nearly a decade, families living in Apartment 85 were exposed to dangerous radiation levels without understanding why mysterious illnesses were striking them. Over time, 17 residents developed radiation-related sickness, and four people ultimately died. It wasn’t until 1989 that investigators finally discovered the source: the capsule embedded inside the wall itself, quietly irradiating the home for years.
The incident underscored both the dangers of improperly handled radioactive materials and the importance of strict safety controls. What made it particularly haunting was how ordinary life carried on for years in the apartment, while the invisible threat claimed lives slowly and silently.
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