White powder discovered Hazardous substances suspected in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

BAD NEUENAHR-AHRWEILER · Special forces of fire brigade in the entire Ahrweiler district were called out to the Ringener Straße in Bad Neuenahr-Arhweiler on Monday afternoon.

A clear plastic bag filled with white powder caused a major call-out for the fire brigades of the area. The bag with the undefined content was found by a female employee in the letter box of a plumbing firm. The police immediately called the mandatory special hazardous substances teams from the city district as well as Remagen, Burgbrohl and Altenahr to the scene.

A fire officer dressed in a special protective suit brought the bag from the company building to the lab truck from Altenahr. The first result: Not radioactive.

Investigators of the CID Mayen do not suspect a crime. „There is no letter, no symbol, no eMail or SMS“, said a police officer. He had spoken to the employeee who found the suspicious bag, prior to making this statement.

Now, the lab of the state office of investigation will examine the bag’s contents.

(Original text: Günther Schmitt, Translation: Mareike Graepel)

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