Airport of suspected gas leakage in Hamburg, Germany: more than 60 people breathing difficulties-Hamburg Airport, Germany-IT information
12th local time, unknown substance spill occurred at the airport in Hamburg, Germany, leading to 68 people showed symptoms of breathing difficulties and eye burning. Authorities evacuated hundreds of passengers and staff at the airport, all flights have been canceled or extension, the airport was completely closed.
German media reported that the authorities have ruled out it was a terrorist attack.
Information: German airport crowds.
German emergency ambulance agencies noted that, upon receipt of a complaint to the airport investigations, fire, initial suspicions of unidentified toxic substances spread through the air conditioning system at the airport to airport, causing breathing difficulties, severe coughing, eyes burning and tears more than, and so on. Fire-fighting experts arrived at the scene to identify the composition of substances, found an empty jar, believed to be pepper spray or tear gas.
Police said airport security personnel in a security check found a corrosive substance, and received a number of complaints from eye irritation, authorities temporarily closed the airport for a thorough investigation. In closing down about two hours later, the airport reopened and resumed operation.
Hamburg Airport Police spokesman, luoweilunzi, said: "the central control area the unpleasant smell of the airport, where there are screening passengers and carry-on baggage. Some people complain about coughing and stinging eyes. Still don't know why. ”
At present, the authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident, it is not clear what the unknown substance is.
It is understood that the accident took place on the 12th at noon local time. Firefighters received many complaints at the airport smelled the acrid odour was not rushed to the scene after the airport first and second terminals of the hundreds of people evacuated from the building, the parking lot, they were forced to wait in the sub-zero temperatures.
Ambulance personnel arrived on-site assistance and presence set up a first aid station, check the symptoms occur whether or not the person was sent to hospital for treatment. It is understood that at least nine people were sent to hospital for treatment.
Information: German airports.
Hamburg Airport spokesman said all flights from the airport starting from noon to extend or cancel, until it resumed normal operation at 1:45 P.M.; scheduled landing of flights temporarily reducing other airports, where passengers and staff to evacuate. The main road leading to the airport and public transport such as trains, subway service was disrupted.
International Airport of the city of Hamburg in Northern Germany is the country's fifth largest airport, passenger capacity of 16 million passengers annually.
In recent years terrorist attacks shadow-shrouded Europe, Berlin, Germany a truck hit the Christmas markets in December of last year, leaving 12 dead and 50 injured.
Last March, the airport and the city centre Metro stations in Brussels, Belgium had been suicide bombers, claimed 32 lives, after States began strengthening airport security alert.
德国汉堡机场疑毒气泄漏：逾60人呼吸困难 - 汉堡机场,德国 - IT资讯
当地时间12日，德国汉堡机场发生不明物质泄漏事件，导致68人出现呼吸困难及眼睛灼痛症状。当局紧急疏散机场内数百名乘客及工作人员，所有航班取消或展延，机场一度全面关闭。
德国媒体报道，当局已排除这是一起恐怖袭击。
资料图：德国机场候机的人群。
德国紧急救护机构指出，消防人员接获投报后到机场调查，初步怀疑有不明有毒物质通过机场的空调系统扩散到机场大厅，引起多人呼吸困难、剧烈咳嗽、眼睛灼痛及流泪不止等。消防专家到场查明这种物质的成分，发现一个空罐子，相信是胡椒喷雾或催泪弹。
警方表示，机场安全人员在安全检查区发现腐蚀性物质，加上接获多人投诉眼睛不适，因此当局暂时关闭了机场，以进行全面调查。在全面关闭约两小时后，机场重开，恢复运作。
汉堡机场警方发言人罗维伦兹说：“机场中央管制区出现异味，那里是检查乘客和手提行李的地方。有些人抱怨眼睛刺痛及不停咳嗽。目前还不清楚原因。”
目前，当局仍在调查事故原因，尚不清楚有关不明物质是什么。
据了解，此次事故发生在当地时间12日中午。消防人员接获机场内多人申诉闻到刺鼻气味感到不适后火速派员到场，将机场第一及第二航站楼的数百人疏散到大楼对面的停车场，他们被迫在零下低温中等待。
救护人员也赶到现场施援，并在场设立医疗救护站，检查出现不适症状的人是否需要送往医院治疗。据了解，至少有九人送院救治。
资料图：德国一机场。
汉堡机场发言人说，所有从该机场出发的航班从当天中午开始展延或取消，直到下午1时45分才恢复正常运作；原定降陆的航班也临时改降其他机场，以便旅客及工作人员疏散。通往机场的主要道路及公共交通如火车、地铁等服务也一度中断。
德国北部大城汉堡的国际机场是该国第五大机场，每年的旅客吞吐量为1600万人次。
恐怖袭击阴影近年来笼罩欧洲，德国柏林一个圣诞市集去年12月就遭遇卡车袭击，造成12死50伤。
去年3月，比利时布鲁塞尔机场和市中心地铁站曾遭连环自杀式爆炸袭击，夺走32条人命，事后各国开始加强机场保安戒备。
