Public is warned
Apocalyptic scenes in Hamburg – clouds of toxic smoke rise into the sky
In a major fire in Hamburg-Rothenburgsort, two warehouses went up in flames. The smoke is so strong that the city center is darkened, according to the fire department.
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Two warehouses in the German city of Hamburg caught fire early Sunday morning.
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The city center of Hamburg is completely blacked out on Sunday morning, the reason for this is a big fire.
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The fire ignited in two warehouses for reasons that are not yet known.
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An official warning was issued to the population, which classifies the event as “extreme danger”.
Two warehouses in Hamburg have been on fire since early Sunday morning. The fire department warns Danger from smoke gases and chemical components in the breathing air in the fire in the district of Rothenburgsort. The clouds of smoke are now moving towards the city due to the current north-east winds. “Hamburg city center is completely blacked out,” said a spokesman for the Hamburg fire department of the German Press Agency. Rothenburgsort is located east of the city center on the Elbe and borders, among other things, on Hafencity.
Smoke development classified as “extreme danger”.
The fire brigade was initially unable to say how the big fire might have happened on Easter night or what exactly was in the burning warehouses. In an official warning, the fire and smoke development were classified as “extreme danger”.
Residents in a large area in the north-east of Hamburg were asked to keep windows and doors closed and to protect themselves from the smoke. Deutsche Bahn announced that the tracks between Hamburg and Büchen had been closed due to the fire. Local transport is also restricted by the fire service. The extinguishing work continues.
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(DPA/AFP/jar)
