A large fire has been raging since Sunday morning near HafenCity in Hamburg, two warehouses are on fire. A public warning was issued to the residents of the town on the Elbe not to leave the residential buildings and to keep windows and doors closed, because the authorities fear highly toxic components in the flue gases. The dark toxic cloud was already moving through the city center…
The fire brigade was deployed with a large contingent to the fire in the Rothenburgsort district. In the morning, the smoke clouds moved towards the city center due to the current northeasterly wind. “The inner city of Hamburg is completely darkened,” says a spokesman for the Hamburg fire service. Rothenburgsort is located east of the city center on the Elbe and borders Hafencity, among other things.
Official Warning: “Extreme Danger”
At first, the fire brigade could not say exactly how the big fire on Easter night could have happened or what exactly is in the burning warehouses. An official warning classified the fire and smoke development as “extreme danger”. In a large area in the northeast of Hamburg, residents were urged to keep windows and doors closed and protect themselves from the smoke.
Deutsche Bahn announced that the tracks between Hamburg and Büchen were closed due to the fire. Local traffic was also restricted by the fire service. The firefighting continued.
Source: Krone
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