Overview
- Police and fire services temporarily cleared a multi-family house in Saarbrücken after a severe chemical smell was detected.
- Authorities initially indicated butyric acid as the substance, though confirmation of the exact agent and its source remains pending.
- Residents were sheltered during a roughly three-and-a-half-hour operation and returned once the building was ventilated and the substance secured.
- Two people who reported coughing and nausea were taken to a hospital for examination.
- Criminal police and forensic teams are investigating possible background or motive, with a public appeal for witnesses from the local police.