Report Says At Least 50 Have Been Hospitalized
The Daily Mail is reporting that 50 people have been taken to the hospital to be treated for breathing problems, coughing and burning eyes after toxic chemicals spread through the air conditioning system at Hamburg Airport in Germany.
The Express reports that the President of Uruguay, who was waiting for a flight, was also affected by the supposed toxic gas.
Reuters is reporting that flights have started to resume at 1:45 local time.
UPDATE: Hamburg airport was completely evacuated due to an unknown substance believed to have spread via air conditioning system. pic.twitter.com/wiFdICB8Dd
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) February 12, 2017
UPDATE: Hamburg airport EVACUATED – German police say toxin found during security check https://t.co/5NZkMOGVVW pic.twitter.com/XF32WOl1Nf
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 12, 2017
MORE: Terminal 1 & 2 of #HamburgAirport were evacuated, passengers had to wait outside https://t.co/d8xI6T6BjQ pic.twitter.com/y3zNbm2PQu
— RT (@RT_com) February 12, 2017
Hundreds evacuated from #Hamburg Airport in Germany after dozens injured from ‘unknown toxin’https://t.co/sX9o4VA7h6 pic.twitter.com/IOTWJGJFM2
— ITV News (@itvnews) February 12, 2017
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