Jülich (dpa / lnw) - A violent chemical reaction that may have released toxic substances triggered a larger deployment of rescue workers in Jülich (Düren district) on Saturday. Several residents of a house as well as emergency services from the fire brigade and the police needed medical attention, the Düren police said in the evening. "However, according to the current state of affairs, there was no serious personal injury," it said.
The background was the chemical reaction of a substance which, according to initial police investigations, had been mistaken for fertilizer. Measurements by the fire brigade on site have shown that the reaction may have released toxic substances, it said. What exactly it is about was not initially disclosed. According to the police, the emergency services left at 1:30 p.m. According to the Jülich volunteer fire brigade, the operation continued in the evening.
