Overview
- Police, firefighters and emergency medics responded to a Pickertstraße apartment building after a resident reported a parcel with a red, chemically smelling substance on Thursday evening.
- Fire crews took field measurements for hazardous agents, found no dangerous readings and initially sealed the package as a safety precaution.
- Officers discovered the parcel was addressed to a different resident who said she was expecting a teapot and fruit tea.
- Authorities opened the package, confirmed the reddish liquid was fruit tea, resealed the parcel and handed it to the intended recipient while the caller was examined and found uninjured.
- The incident shows how routine hazmat checks and multi-agency coordination protect people by treating suspicious reports seriously even when the result is a benign household item.