At least 16 police officers have been injured and residents are on alert after a dangerous liquid spill in the German city of Mannheim on Tuesday afternoon.
The liquid created toxic fumes that caused two police officers ended up in hospital, while a third was also treated for mild injuries.
Local newspaper the Mannheimer Morgen reported that the 150-meter-high (492 feet) gas plume was explosive and can cause irritation to the respiratory system. It has since receded.
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