Evacuation in Dortmund: Butyric acid ensures fright in the Lidl!

Evacuation in Dortmund: Butyric acid ensures fright in the Lidl!

On Monday evening there was a commitment to the fire brigade in the Lidl supermarket in the Kirchlinde district of Dortmund. The market was evacuated due to a biting smell that was perceived as extremely uncomfortable by customers and employees. The alarmed fire brigade immediately moved out to get to the bottom of the Situation. Specially trained squads with respiratory protection and measuring devices were used to identify the smell.

The fire brigade was quickly able to determine the cause of the stab: butter acid, which smells greatly after vomit. Despite the intensive smell, the measurements found that the values ​​were far below the concentration that was considered dangerous. However, butyric acid was not found in a demonstrable amount, which caused the search area to be limited. Fortunately, there were no injuries to complain about at the time of the incident, and all customers had to leave their shopping carts in the market.

protective measures and investigations

The Dortmund fire brigade carried out an ABC mission to control the situation. The supermarket was already cleared at the time of its arrival. According to the information, the butyric acid had such a low concentration that it was no longer detectable. In order to clarify the exact cause, the police have initiated investigations to find out how the butyric acid got into the supermarket.

This incident was also reported in the program "Current Hour" of the WDR, where the alarm and the use of the fire brigade were discussed. As well as Radio 912 , the cause of the odor was identified, but it turned out that there was no threat to customers.