25 people were taken to hospital following a chemical accident in the southern German city of Konstanz, police announced. A spokesperson for the fire brigade spoke of a ‘life-threatening situation’.
The people became irritated on Friday after inhaling a chemical substance and were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Employees of a company had discovered a corrosive and smoking gas. This leaked from a container stored in the basement.
An employee removed the container from the building with a forklift truck. According to the information, the escaping gas evaporated into the air. There was no danger to local residents or the environment.
The production of cleaning products failed
According to the police spokeswoman, two chemicals were mixed together in a 1,000-liter container at the company on Thursday to form a cleaning agent for boilers. The company produces fruit preparation solutions for the food and beverage industry. According to the first findings, the substances consisted of 53 percent nitric acid and horolite (cleaning agents).
According to the information, for reasons yet unknown, there was an increase in temperature and a chemical reaction, which caused highly toxic nitrous gases to escape and spread throughout the building. The fumes could have burned the lungs of the employees if the container had not been brought into fresh air.
Source: Krone
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