After the explosion in Leverkusen, the Cologne police are now investigating the scene of the accident.
There is currently little hope for the search for the five missing persons.
Leverkusen - After the devastating explosion with at least two dead on a chemical company site in Leverkusen, investigators from the Cologne police inspected the scene of the accident on Thursday (July 29).
The scene of the fire could be entered, the investigators were probably there all day, said a spokesman for the Cologne police in the morning.
It is a "puzzle work" and unlikely that the cause of the accident will be found out immediately.
Explosion in Leverkusen: Police are investigating the scene of the accident
At least two people were killed in the severe explosion on Tuesday morning (July 27) in Chempark Leverkusen.
According to the Chempark operating company Currenta, 31 people were injured.
Five people are still missing.
The hope of finding survivors is minimal.
"We have to assume that we will not find the five missing people alive," said Currenta managing director Frank Hyldmar at a press conference on Wednesday (July 28).
The spokesman for the Cologne police said that two teams would be on site.
A team is ready to document and possibly rescue corpses together with the fire brigade.
The inspection takes place with representatives from the environmental authorities, experts, the company and the State Criminal Police Office.
The police also want to use drones in the investigation.
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After the explosion in Chempark Leverkusen on Tuesday, dark clouds of smoke rose over the site of the accident.
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After the explosion in Leverkusen: DNA samples from relatives of the missing could be used
In the search for the missing people, DNA samples from relatives could also be used.
The police intended to “take DNA samples from relatives of the missing person as a precaution” in order to “facilitate identification”, a spokesman for the Cologne public prosecutor said on Thursday.
It is believed that the five missing workers, who were not found in the ruins of the facility after the detonation, are dead.
According to the Cologne police, it is questionable whether all areas can already be accessed.
Some parts are therefore in danger of collapsing, other areas are contaminated.
The public prosecutor's office in Cologne is now investigating an unknown person on suspicion of negligent homicide and negligent causing of an explosive.
Explosion in Leverkusen: Environment Agency continues to analyze the substances in the cloud of smoke
The North Rhine-Westphalian State Environment Agency (LANUV) is continuing to work on an analysis of the substances that were carried into the surrounding residential areas with the cloud of smoke after the explosion.
"So far there are no results from these investigations," said the environmental agency on Wednesday evening.
The first results are expected at the end of the week.
According to an initial assessment, it could have been "dioxin, PCB and furan compounds".
After the fire, soot particles fell in Leverkusen.
The city recommended its residents, pending final clarification, among other things, not to eat any fruit or vegetables from the garden on which particles had deposited.
The soot should also not be carried into the apartments.
If you urgently need to work in the garden, you should wear gloves as a precaution.
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