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Beverage production site experiences a chemical mishap

On May 10 at 11:30 a.m., a chemical incident took place in a Thalfang beverage plant, resulting in the release of an unidentified compound that produced reddish fumes.

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May 10, 2024
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The workers were quickly evacuated and fire departments from Thalfang, Bäsch, and Gielert, along with Morbach's emergency services and police, arrived to examine the issue and clear out the impacted structure.

Nineteen individuals were brought to local hospitals as a precaution, thankfully all were unharmed according to medical checks.

The source of the incident was discovered to be a cleaning foam machine that came in contact with caustic soda, resulting in the chemical reaction and gas discharge.

A force of 55 firefighters, numerous Malteser rescue workers, and two Morbach police units were all brought in to help with the operation.

This text comes from official sources and was written using AI assistance.

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