Bad Wimpfen (dpa / lsw) – 14 people were slightly injured in a gas accident in a chemical factory in Bad Wimpfen (Heilbronn district). Three of them came to a hospital for examination, the police reported on Tuesday. A gaseous fluorine product escaped in a compressor room on the premises of the Solvay company, as reported by the media. The substance was not released, which is why the environment and the population were not endangered. There were numerous rescuers on the spot. According to their own statements, the police took over the investigation.
According to the Solvay website, fluorine products are used, among other things, as a raw material for pharmaceuticals and pesticides or as insulating and cooling gases for transformers.
