Overview

• Firefighters reported an ammonia release from a refrigeration unit at the Edeka central warehouse in the Waldteich industrial area.
• All staff were evacuated from the building, and no injuries have been reported.
• Measurement teams are checking ambient air around the site to confirm the gas has not spread outside.
• Lorry drivers have been told to wait in designated areas, and operations at the warehouse are paused.
• The reported water outage in northern Oberhausen is unrelated to the incident and was traced to a power failure in Mülheim, with service largely restored.