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Frankfurt: Danger to the population – material leakage in the industrial park keeps the fire brigade in suspense

An incident occurred on Friday morning in the industrial park in the Fechenheim district of Frankfurt. According to the fire department, a hazardous substance had escaped.

Frankfurt am Main – Alarm on Friday morning around the industrial park in the Fechenheim district in the Hessian Main metropolis Frankfurt.

Some of the firefighters wore protective suits. © 5vision.media

At around 8.06 a.m., a loud siren sounded through the district, only a few minutes later the first warning messages followed via app. A substance leak is said to have occurred in the industrial park in Fechenheim.

Exactly what substance it was and whether or how dangerous it was was not yet known on Friday morning. One thing was certain: a few moments later, the Frankfurt fire brigade informed Twitter message about the incident.

In addition, the fire chiefs of the Main metropolis announced that in addition to the factory fire brigade of the industrial park, the city’s professional fire brigade was also deployed. Some of the firefighters are wearing protective suits.

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Although the exact extent of the lurking danger has not yet been announced, road users have been instructed to drive around the area around the industrial park.

Residents have also been asked to keep windows and doors closed. It is not yet known whether there were any injuries or what caused the substance to escape.

The Frankfurt fire brigade was able to give the all-clear again about two hours after the first alarm. On the one hand, according to the fire chiefs, the plant fire brigade was able to stop the substance escaping in the Fechenheim industrial park.

On the other hand, the substance was oleum, also known as fuming sulfuric acid, which is only dangerous to a limited extent. Outside of the industrial park, no more dangerous substances could be found, as the fire brigade further announced.

There were therefore no injuries to complain about.

Original article: 9:35 am, updated version: 9:55 am

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