Massive explosion at German chemical plant leaves two dead with fears of poison gas leak
Hours after the explosion, firefighters including a fireboat crew were still trying to extinguish the flames, an AFP reporter said.“We have not been able to establish any danger to the population,” BASF executive Uwe Liebelt told reporters earlier in the day, after residents in Ludwigshafen and nearby Mannheim were told to remain inside and shut doors and windows until the fire was out.Local authorities had also asked nurseries and schools to keep children indoors, but no evacuations were ordered.