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Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) - A gas leaked in a plant in the Höchst Chemical Park on Monday evening.
Sirens warned residents not to go outside, said a fire department spokesman in Frankfurt in the evening.
The gas was hydrogen chloride.
The plant fire brigade tried to knock down the gas cloud with water spray.
The first measurements showed that the gas cloud was not dangerous, said the spokesman.
Hydrogen chloride is colorless and offensive.
Hydrochloric acid is formed in connection with water.
According to his information, the plant fire brigade tried to close the leak.
The Frankfurt professional fire brigade took over the measurements.
About 100 firefighters were on the way.
This also included several employees in a crisis team who coordinated the work.
He was unable to provide any information on the extent of the damage.
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