An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies in Germany has killed at least one person, injured 16, and left four people missing.After initial fears of dangerous toxins in the air, authorities have now said there is no air abnormalityThe city of Leverkusen has about 163,000 residents and borders Cologne, Germany's fourth-largest city
Fire officials who tested the air said there did not appear to be a danger to nearby residents after authorities initially urged people to shelter inside.Germany's Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance initially classified the incident on Tuesday as "an extreme threat."Later, however, the Cologne fire department tweeted that measurements of the air's pollution "do not show any kind of abnormality.
Police in nearby Cologne said a large number of officers, firefighters, helicopters and ambulances from across the region had been deployed to the scene.
I hope the missing are found alive and as well as can be expected in the circumstances.
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