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Toxic Smoke Plume Rises Above Hamburg After Large Fire, Media Reports

© AP Photo / Markus Scholz/dpaPolice officers and fire engines stand in front of the supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 28, 2017, where a man with a knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded four others as he fled, police said
Police officers and fire engines stand in front of the supermarket in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 28, 2017, where a man with a knife fatally stabbed one person and wounded four others as he fled, police said - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.04.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A large fire in the German city of Hamburg sent a plume of hazardous smoke into the air, prompting authorities to issue an "extreme danger" warning, German media reported on Sunday.
The blaze is raging at two warehouses in the Rothenburgsort quarter of Hamburg, German newspaper reported. Local residents were alerted to the danger of "smoke gases and chemical components in the air" and were instructed to close windows and doors, as well as turn off ventilation and air conditioning.
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An official warning classified the fire and smoke as "extreme danger," the newspaper said.
The German TV broadcaster reported that hydrogen sulfide was believed to be leaking on the site.
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