An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies shook the German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending a large black cloud rising into the air. Several people were injured and five remain missing.
Operators of the Chempark site in Leverkusen, about 20km north of Cologne on the Rhine river, said the cause of the explosion was unclear.Currenta, the company operating the chemical park, said in a statement that several employees were injured, at least two of them severely, and that five people remain missing.
Daily Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger reported that the explosion took place in the Buerrig neighbourhood at a garbage incineration plant of the chemical park. Leverkusen is home to Bayer, one of Germany's biggest chemical companies. It has about 163,000 residents and borders Cologne, which is Germany's fourth biggest city and has around 1 million inhabitants. Many residents work at Bayer, which is one of the biggest employers in the region.
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