Explosion of a factory in Germany: reassuring first toxicological analyzes

The first analyzes of chemical particles dispersed in the environment after the explosion at a waste treatment plant in Germany on Tuesday, which killed at least five people, were reassuring, health authorities said on Friday.

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" Ulrich Quass, head of the department in charge of Nature, the environment and the protection of human beings, told a press conference. consumers in the North Rhine-Westphalia (Lanuv) region.

He specified that a “

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of particles had fallen into the vicinity of the Currenta plant site in Leverkusen (west).

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” added her colleague Angelika Notthoff.

Other more detailed analyzes are still underway, the results of which are expected next week.

Continue to take precautions

Until then, the authorities are advising the population of this city of approximately 165,000 inhabitants to continue to observe precautions: do not consume fruits and vegetables from the garden, prevent children from coming into contact with these particles, especially in outdoor areas. city ​​games.

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" said Ulrich Quass.

The air measurements taken as of Tuesday had also not revealed anomalies for other substances common to fires.

The residents of Leverkusen had initially been asked to seal themselves.

The toll of this explosion, which was heard up to forty kilometers around and had caused a huge plume of black smoke, so far amounts to five deaths and thirty-one injured among site employees. .

Two people are still wanted, even there is no hope of finding them alive, company officials said on Wednesday.

This strong detonation occurred in the industrial zone of the Chempark of Leverkusen which hosts many chemical factories.

Tanks containing chlorinated solvents had caught fire in the Currenta company's waste treatment center.

Investigations are still ongoing to find out the origin of this incident.