Overview
- The Diesterweg secondary school in Chemnitz, which was cleared Tuesday, reported that an unidentified substance was released in a student restroom.
- Police, firefighters, and a specialized ABC unit — trained for atomic, biological, or chemical hazards — secured the site and searched for traces.
- Rescue officials said several people felt dizzy or nauseous and two students received treatment, and they stressed this was not a mass-casualty event.
- Local outlet TAG24 reported eight youths were taken to a hospital for checks, a figure that differs from the rescue center’s initial count.
- Authorities are testing samples to identify the substance and determine how it was released, and the school was ventilated and later reopened, according to police.