Fires in Germany: Hamburg residents warn of smoke and poison in air after warehouse fire (watch video)

Hamburg, April 9: Residents of the German city of Hamburg have been warned of thick smoke and potentially toxic substances in the air after a warehouse fire broke out, CNN reported. Smoke billowed into the sky as the warehouse was engulfed in flames early Sunday morning, according to a video circulating on social media.

“Smoke from warehouse fires and chemical components in the air can affect breathing. The smoke is moving towards the city center!” the fire department in Hamburg said in an alert, according to CNN.

About 140 people have been evacuated, a police spokesman said. Fire in Cambodia: Fire breaks out at Diamond City Hotel & Casino in Poipet town; 10 dead, 30 injured (watch video).

Hamburg Warehouse Fire:

Residents have been instructed to close their doors and windows, local news outlet NDR reported. “The center of Hamburg has gone completely dark,” a fire department spokesman told NDR. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. US fires: Fire breaks out at Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California (watch video).

Deutsche Bahn, the German state railway company, said trains between Hamburg and the nearby town of Buchen had been suspended because of the incident. Trains between Hamburg and Berlin are also facing delays of up to 90 minutes, according to CNN.

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