Overview

• The train attendant alerted authorities at 7:25 p.m., and the Basel–Hamburg service made an unscheduled stop at Bad Bevensen at 7:38 p.m.
• State and federal police, firefighters, emergency medical services, an emergency physician and a Deutsche Bahn emergency manager responded.
• Firefighters conducted air measurements after the smell had largely dissipated, and the substance has not been identified.
• Thirty-nine travelers were treated on site for respiratory irritation, and no one was taken to hospital.
• The affected carriage was sealed, and about an hour later the train continued its journey with all passengers on board.