Police warned individuals within the German metropolis of Hamburg to shut their home windows early on Sunday after a big fireplace that engulfed a number of warehouses despatched black, chemical-laden smoke drifting over town.
The fireplace broke out round 4:30am within the Rothenburgsort district, situated within the jap a part of the nation's second-largest metropolis. A number of warehouses have been ablaze, and the plume of smoke might be seen from miles away.
The smoke drifted from there towards town centre, halting long-distance trains between Hamburg and Berlin and different cities.
A public security alert conveyed by way of a cell phone app suggested individuals in Hamburg to shut home windows, flip off air flow and air con, and keep away from the realm. No accidents have been reported.
Public broadcaster NDR stated the hearth concerned containers with hydrogen sulfide, a poisonous and foul-smelling substance, forcing firefighters and law enforcement officials within the space to put on respiration equipment.
200 firefighters from the Hamburg fireplace brigade had introduced the blaze below management by early Sunday afternoon.
Watch Euronews' report within the video above.
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