In the vicinity of Mannheim, a fatal accident occurred in a landfill. "The company has told us that there is a dead and a seriously injured," said a spokeswoman for the Structural and Approval Directorate South.
She could not confirm reports of an alleged explosion. The responsible police in Frankenthal spoke of an "event" at the landfill in the town of Hessheim. At 6:45 am, two people collapsed there. One person died and the other was treated in the hospital.
"There is a mission there, investigations are under way," a spokesman said. In the morning, the residents had been called to close temporarily because of odor development doors and windows.