With a large number of emergency vehicles, the police, fire brigade and rescue service moved to the Hilton Hotel at Munich Airport on Friday at around 9 a.m.
House staff noticed a pungent odor on the fifth floor.
Rescue workers moved to the Hilton Hotel at the airport with a large number of emergency vehicles.
The staff noticed a pungent odor on the fifth floor.
Several people complained of respiratory problems and burning eyes.
Airport - By the time the
rescue workers
arrived
,
nine people - three
hotel employees
and six
cleaning staff
- complained of irritation to the respiratory tract and burning eyes
, according to a report by the
federal police
.
Hotel guests
were not affected.
Munich Airport / Hilton Hotel: Employees complain of irritation of the respiratory tract - emergency services find a reason
The fire brigade cleared the fourth and fifth floors and looked for the cause with measuring devices.
In one room she found
pepper spray
that a hotel guest who had already departed had probably left behind.
How the irritant gas could spread so strongly in the room and then on the entire floor, the
investigations of
the federal police
must now show
.
Large-scale operation in the Hilton Hotel (Munich Airport): injured people brought to hospitals for observation
All nine injured were brought to the
hospitals
in Erding and Freising
for observation
.
None of them were expected to have severe health restrictions, so all of them could be discharged home during the day.
After thorough ventilation, the cleared areas were released around 11 a.m.
One of the most famous traditional houses in Notzing - the Hotel Kandler - has to close its doors due to Corona.
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