EDIT: apologies; I commented under the parent when I meant to do under this comment about the Goiânia accident: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23662601 ht

EDIT: apologies; I commented under the parent when I meant to do under this comment about the Goiânia accident: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23662601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23662601 My aunt still lives next door to the “Vigilância Sanitária” place where the material was quarantined. At the time I was spending school holidays with my cousins and, after a day out, we came home to find the whole street blocked. Naturally we drove around the block and managed to get to their condo - a unit out of a set of three buildings. We didn’t see any neighbours and it was only when we turned on the TV that we found out why. I guess the authorities forgot to block the entrance to the car park. So out we went again to get tested for radiation. Going back to school in Rio was fun. My friends were giving me all sorts of ribbing and some kids refused to sit next to me for a while.