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Chempark

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Chempark in Uerdingen

Chempark is an industrial park for The chemical industry in Germany. It is distributed across three sites in Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen cumulatively measuring 13.3 square kilometres, occupied by more than 60 companies and employing 50,000 people. Around one third of North Rhine-Westphalia’s chemical output is produced at these three sites. It is operated by Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG, formerly known as Bayer Industry Services GmbH & Co. OHG.

2021 explosion

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Chempark in Leverkusen-Bürrig (right)

On July 27, 2021, at 9:40 a.m. local time, an explosion occurred in the hazardous waste combustion section, blowing up several large containers of chemicals and contaminating large areas of the Rhine-Ruhr-valleys with toxic fallout from the large smoke cloud.[1][2][3] The explosion killed at least six people, with one more person missing.[4] Thirty-one others were injured.[5] All the casualties were workers at the site.[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Landesumweltamt: Keine Dioxin-Rückstände nach Brand im Chempark Leverkusen". 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Giftstoffe, Ursache, Vermisste: Das ist bereits über den Brand in Leverkusen bekannt". 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Explosion in Leverkusen: Umweltamt gibt Entwarnung für Bürger". 5 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Entwarnung in Leverkusen" [All clear in Leverkusen]. Süddeutsche Zeitung. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Blast in German industrial park kills two, several missing". Reuters. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Deadly explosion at industrial park in German city of Leverkusen". France24. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ Grieshaber, Kirsten (27 July 2021). "At least 2 killed in German chemical blast; 31 injured". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 July 2021.