An explosion at a chemical park shook the western German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, injuring several employees and sending a large black cloud rising into the sky.

The explosion happened at around 9:40a.m. local time on Tuesday in a part of the site where waste is incinerated, a statement from the operators of the Chempark site said.

Several employees were injured in the blast, at least two of them seriously, and five employees are currently missing, the statement from Currenta said.

It is not yet clear what caused the explosion or subsequent fire, the company said.

Chempark's landfill and waste incineration area in Leverkusen's Buerrig district is separate from the main industrial park that houses numerous chemical companies including Bayer, Lanxess and Evonik Industries.

Germany's Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance classified the explosion as 'an extreme threat' and asked residents to stay inside and keep windows and doors closed.

Germany's NINA warning app sent an 'extreme danger' alert to residents, urging them to close all doors and windows and keep the emergency numbers free as much as possible.

An explosion at a chemical park shook the German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending a large black cloud rising into the air

The explosion happened in a part of the site where waste is incinerated, a spokesperson for Currenta - the operators of the Chempark site in Leverkusen, about 20 kilometers (13 miles) north of Cologne on the Rhine river - told Reuters news agency

Firefighters and pollution detection vans had been deployed to the site and the injured have been taken to hospital, the company said.

Currenta said it is in the process of preparing a press conference on the incident.

Police said that it was not yet clear how much damage was caused and that a large number of emergency staff were on site. Several nearby motorways have also been closed.

Videos and images shared on social media showed an enormous plume of smoke towering above the plant.

Residents said the blast could be heard from some distance, with some reporting that the force of the explosion had rattled their windows.

Police in the nearby city of Cologne tweeted that they were closing several motorways in the Leverkusen area because of 'major damage'.

They urged drivers to steer clear of the area and told residents to move indoors 'and close all windows and doors as a precaution'.

'We are at the scene with many police officers to clarify the situation. There are several injured,' police said.

Videos and images shared on social media showed an enormous plume of smoke towering above the plant

Firefighters and pollution detection vans have been deployed

More than 30 companies operate at the site


Police said that it was not yet clear how much damage was caused and that a large number of emergency staff were on site

Several nearby motorways have been closed following the explosion

More than 30 companies operate at the Chempark site in Leverkusen, including Covestro, Bayer, Lanxess and Arlanxeo, according to its website.

The site lies about 20 kilometers (13 miles) north of Cologne on the Rhine river.

Leverkusn has about 163,000 residents and borders Cologne, which is Germany's fourth biggest city and has around 1million inhabitants.

Many residents work at Bayer, which is one of the biggest employers in the region.

The scene of the explosion, the chemical park, is located very close to the banks of the Rhine river.

Currenta said a hotline has been set up for local residents: Leverkusen 0214-2605 99333.

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Reports say One person has died, five remain missing & 16 injured after an explosion at a chemical park in Germany.

That Job must be a risky job.
See what people go through just to put food on their table and pay their Bills.

God Help us.

I just hope say people no die ooo shaaa.....

Just watch out on facebook, IG, WhatsApp, Snapchat etc...some hypocritical Nigerians will start with #Pray4Leverkusen.... some of them don't even know and have never heard of Leverkusen before. Whereas the blast happening at there backyard is more than nuclear blast.

#ah tire for my country people.

Intelligence reaching me now says its Igboho's boys behind the attacks because their commander in chief was denied entry into Germany.

This attack is a reaction to the sentencing that was handed down to their fake disappearing act bulletproof monk last night.

The tribal marked miscreants will be apprehended & paraded soon. Rest assured.

God will expose them all.

They want to create another Virus abi?

fergie001:


An explosion at a chemical park shook the German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending a large black cloud rising into the air

The explosion happened in a part of the site where waste is incinerated, a spokesperson for Currenta - the operators of the Chempark site in Leverkusen, about 20 kilometers (13 miles) north of Cologne on the Rhine river - told Reuters news agency


Videos and images shared on social media showed an enormous plume of smoke towering above the plant

Firefighters and pollution detection vans have been deployed

More than 30 companies operate at the site


Police said that it was not yet clear how much damage was caused and that a large number of emergency staff were on site

Several nearby motorways have been closed following the explosion


Dailymail UK


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbliAsXbdoQ


Reports say One person has died, five remain missing & 16 injured after an explosion at a chemical park in Germany.

It reminds me of how the movie flash started, i hope we get a real life flash from this �

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Nairaland pastor is coming to tell us why..

End nigeria

Damn it

No life lost as at the time of reporting this, and we pray it remains so.

God heal the world please.

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Everything in Europe is beautiful

Hope its not Like the one in Beirut?

Obodo oma

See as it clean not this zoo

Meanwhile in one of the pictures there I read something like pollution detection control;

Ok.

Too bad

This is massive

This is how we (humans) cause climate change!

Global warming, flooding, wild fires, erosion, animal extinction etc. are all after effects of our mismanagement of Mother Earth...

Righteousness2 give us the word

only God knows the kind of chemicals this people are cooking

@Pastor Righteousness over to you.

Hope Bayer Leverkusen football club is safe.

Germany and wahala.

Ever since Angela Merkel invited over one million Syrians and Arab refugees into that hitherto, peaceful country, it's been one wahala or the other.

Fuckin' Arabs and their bad lucks.

Only Jesus offers peace and eternal life, accept him as your Lord and saviour and you will have it.

MY QUESTION TO THE FOOLISH NIGERIANS IS THAT HOW MANY CHEMICAL COMPANIES DOES NIGERIA OWN _____YOU GUYS ALWAYS SEE THINGS FROM FAR

See better country