Overview

• The gas pipeline in a cellar beneath Bad Camberg’s old town was damaged during renovation work, triggering a leak that forced about 800 people to evacuate.
• Firefighters and municipal responders deployed roughly 150 personnel and cut power and gas supplies as rising concentrations delayed entry until pressure levels dropped below explosive limits.
• The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance issued a level-danger warning to alert nearby communities of the ongoing hazard.
• Evacuees were sheltered in a rehabilitation clinic gym and shuttled from the spa park to a care center set up for displaced residents.
• Mayor Daniel Rühl said crews sealed the breach by early afternoon and residents have since returned under continued safety monitoring of the affected area.