Battery leak temporarily suspends services at MP-MA in São Luís; services have already resumed Disclosure/Social media This Wednesday morning (10), employees of the Maranhão Public Ministry (MP-MA) had to leave the capital's Public Prosecutor's Office building, in the Cohafuma neighborhood, in São Luís, after a suspected gas leak. Services were temporarily suspended for safety reasons, but were resumed normally after inspection by the Maranhão Military Fire Department (CBMMA). According to the Fire Department, the incident was recorded at around 7:56 am, when the team was informed that there was a suspected gas leak in the air conditioning system and that a technical company had already been called. Upon arriving at the building, firefighters found the building evacuated and noted the strong odor. 📱Download the g1 app to see MA news in real time and for free After the assessment, the suspicion of a leak in the batteries of a communication system installed at the site was raised. The technical company that was already in the building confirmed the hypothesis. The batteries were disconnected and removed from the environment, being taken to an open and ventilated area. According to firefighters, approximately 10 minutes after removal, the odor in the room reduced significantly, which confirmed the origin of the problem. Now on g1 The Fire Department released the building after the inspection, without risk to employees and users. Activities have resumed normally. The person responsible for the batteries remained on site to monitor the replacement of equipment. In a statement, the Public Ministry of Maranhão confirmed that the odor at the capital's Public Prosecutor's Office headquarters was caused by leaking batteries from the telephone exchange and that they were immediately removed from the environment. And, after inspection by the Fire Department, activities were resumed normally at the site. Read the note in full below: The Public Ministry of Maranhão informs that, on the morning of this Tuesday, 10th, after technical evaluation, it was found that the odor perceived in the premises of the capital's Public Prosecutor's Office headquarters originated from two telephone exchange batteries, recently replaced, which had leaked. The batteries were immediately removed from the environment and stored in an open, safe area, which has already resulted in a significant reduction in odor in the facilities. Once the inspection was completed, the Fire Department released the building, certifying that there were no risks to the safety of members, employees, collaborators and other users of the facilities, and activities were resumed normally.