2021 Leverkusen explosion

An explosion occurred at Chempark, an industrial park for chemical factories in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on 27 July 2021, at 09:35 local time, sending a pall of smoke over the city.

2021 Leverkusen explosion
Date27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
Time09:35 CEST
VenueChempark
LocationLeverkusen, NRW, Germany
Coordinates51.0130°N 6.9914°E / 51.0130; 6.9914
TypeExplosion and fire
Deaths7[1]
Non-fatal injuries31[2]
Missing1[1]

The city of Leverkusen stated that the explosion, which caused a fire, occurred in storage tanks for solvents. In a first statement, the Cologne fire department said that the air pollution measurements did not show any kind of abnormality, the smoke had gone down and that they would continue to measure the air for toxins. Later, the environment department of North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV) announced they were expecting toxic doses of dioxin, PCB and furan or their derivatives in the fallout from the smoke cloud and told residents in large surrounding areas not to eat or touch fruit from their gardens, even not to clean surfaces and objects from the fallout until further notice.[3][4][5]

The explosion killed seven people, thirty-one more people were injured.[2] All the casualties were workers at the site.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Entwarnung in Leverkusen" [All clear in Leverkusen]. Süddeutsche Zeitung. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "Germany: 3 more workers found dead at industrial blast site". The Associated Press. 29 July 2021.
  3. "Explosion in Leverkusen: Umweltamt gibt Entwarnung für Bürger". 5 August 2021.
  4. "Giftstoffe, Ursache, Vermisste: Das ist bereits über den Brand in Leverkusen bekannt". 28 July 2021.
  5. "Explosion im Chempark Leverkusen: Wie giftig sind die Stoffe aus der Rauchwolke?". 29 July 2021.
  6. "Deadly explosion at industrial park in German city of Leverkusen". France24. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. Grieshaber, Kirsten (27 July 2021). "At least 2 killed in German chemical blast; 31 injured". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. "Blast in German industrial park kills two, several missing". Reuters. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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