The fire is "under control," a spokesman for the company that operates the industrial park told CNN by telephone.
(CNN) -
At least one person has died and 16 were injured - two of them seriously - in an explosion at a chemical industrial park in Leverkusen, Germany, Lars Friedrich, manager of Chempark, told a press conference on Tuesday. .
Friedrich said they are still looking for four missing people.
The fire is "under control," Maximilian Laufer, a spokesman for Currenta, which operates and manages the Chempark chemical park, told CNN by phone.
The population has been urged to stay home.
At the moment the reason for the explosion is unknown, according to a Currenta press release.
Leverkusen residents have been urged to stay home, the statement added.
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