Overview

• A gas-like smell reported around 15:35 Monday in a Würzburg department store triggered a multi-vehicle response by fire, rescue and police.
• Measurements on site found no hazardous substances and authorities said there was no danger to the public.
• Police say an unidentified person had used a novelty "fart-spray" in an enclosed area of the store.
• Four shoppers reported discomfort and coughing, and none required hospital treatment.
• Police opened an investigation on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm and asked witnesses to call 0931-457 2230; inFranken.de noted the police release was partly drafted using an AI language model.