Chemical leak in a company in Nuremberg, Germany, resulted in one death and approximately 30 people injured.

A chemical leak incident occurred in a company in Nuremberg, southern Germany on the 15th, causing 1 death and approximately 30 injuries. According to Xinhua News Agency, after receiving the alarm, the fire department dispatched a large number of firefighters, and the police and emergency personnel also rushed to the scene and urgently evacuated about 70 people from the building where the incident occurred. The Bavarian Red Cross said that 17 injured were sent to the hospital for treatment. The police said that 2 people lost consciousness on the spot, and one of them died after being taken to the hospital; others suffered damage to their respiratory tract. The Nuremberg government department said that the personnel in the building where the incident occurred have been completely evacuated, and the toxic substances have been sealed in the building, not leaked into the air, posing no danger to the public. A spokesperson for the fire department said that the company is engaged in activities related to chemicals, and it is not yet clear what the leaked substance is. The police have launched an investigation, and the cause of the leak is still unclear.