Does anybody know anything about the explosion in Leverkusen?

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1. Where is it exactly? And when? Today?

2. Am also nearby, was told it was at the waste management part of the facility. It was loud af here in Reusrath/Hitdorf

3. Suspected explosion at a waste management facility in Bürrig. Residents are advised to stay indoors, close windows and doors, and to keep the emergency phone lines free for genuine emergencies.

   If you haven’t already done so, you should download either the Katwarn or the NINA app, which will alert you in cases like this.

4. https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/leverkusen/schwere-explosion-in-leverkusen-im-bereich-der-muelldeponie-unfallursache-noch-unklar-fenster-und-tueren-geschlossen-halten_aid-61798791

   > Das teilten Polizei und Feuerwehr aus Köln / Leverkusen unserer Redaktion auf Anfrage mit. Die Explosion soll gegen 9.30 Uhr stattgefunden haben. Welches Gebäude genau explodiert ist und wie es dazu kam, ist derzeit Teil der Ermittlungen.

   > Die Polizei bittet darum, Fenster und Türen geschlossen zu halten.

   Translation:

   This was communicated by the police and fire department from Cologne / Leverkusen to our editorial office on request. The explosion is said to have taken place around 9:30 am. Which building exactly exploded and how it happened is currently part of the investigation.

   The police ask to keep windows and doors closed.

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6. Any Information about the people working there? A friend of mine works for bayer and she isn’t responding…

7. https://www.n-tv.de/der_tag/Grosse-Explosion-in-Leverkusen-Warnung-an-Bevoelkerung-article22706695.html

   Currenta’s waste incineration plant for hazardous waste exploded for unknown reasons

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9. Leverkusen and Mühlheim, Cologne as well as Niehl and Chorweiler should probably close their windows for a bit. Chemical waste facility. Better be safe than sorry.

10. https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1419954440715517965?s=21

    RAW: A huge explosion at a chemical park in the western German city of Leverkusen sent a column of black smoke into the air, with officials urging residents to shelter indoors and close their windows.

11. Take a deep breath and enjoy your new super powers

12. Close your windows if you leave nearby

13. Another great example how NINA and the other warning apps have failed!

    Even an “Entwarnung” would have been great and usefull information.

    But this seems to be too much Neuland!

14. 1 confirmed death, 4 people who worked still are missing and the peeps living there are not leaving their homes cuz of it. It was a chemical factory.

15. According to my family and the news living there the fire has beed extinguished.

    Edit: Also according to the news.

16. Living in Dortmund and still we received a NINA alert that we should close windows and doors wow. 60km of Leverkusen

17. probably Bill Gates and his gang behind this /s

18. GET INSIDE! This sets free toxic gasses!

19. wow it looks pretty bad, where is it? what happened??

20. I was in Leverkusen and had the office window open at the time and the shockwave that came through it was strong enough to open my door, which was only slightly ajar.

21. kim jong un joined the chat 🤝

22. Bf who lives in Duisburg just told me about this and I think there is already a casualty 🙁

23. The effect of these chemicals could be really bad on the air.

24. [BBC link](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57978043)

25. I think I glow in the dark now.

26. Boom, that’s it 🤷‍♂️

27. RIP my friend lives there

28. It translates to: If you grow anything in the next 50years in your nearby garden and eat it – well – game over for you…