Germany: Cloud of smoke over Chempark Leverkusen
BERLIN (AP) — An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies has shaken the German city of Leverkusen, sending a large black cloud rising into the air. Sixteen people were injured and five remain missing. Germany’s Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance classified the explosion as “an extreme threat” and asked residents to stay inside and keep windows and doors closed, but the fire department later said tests of the air showed no abnormalities. The city said the explosion occurred in storage tanks for solvents at the waste management facility. The chemical park is very close to the banks of the Rhine river.
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