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Neuss (dpa) - A foul-smelling, ten-kilo package with garlic puree triggered a hazardous substance deployment by the fire department on Friday at a parcel service in Neuss.
Two worried employees had dialed the emergency number 112 after they had noticed the smell described as "gas-like and very intense" while unloading a truck, the fire department said.
Four firefighting trains and a dangerous goods train arrived.
Parcel service employees were interviewed.
Hazardous substance measuring devices were used.
Firefighters wearing respirators unloaded the entire truck.
Finally, the source of the stench was found: a damaged package with the garlic.
It was not known who had ordered the ten kilos of puree and why.
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