Pepper spray spill on ICE trains leads to police operation at Fulda main station
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- An accidental pepper spray leak in a security employee's luggage triggered a police operation at Fulda Central Station late in the evening after up to 15 people complained of breathing difficulties and eye irritation.
- The train made an emergency stop, was evacuated and continued its journey after being examined by the emergency services.
- Personne was injured.
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Why It Matters
An ICE train made an emergency stop at Fulda Central Station due to breathing and eye irritation among passengers, caused by a leak of pepper spray in the luggage of a security employee.
A pepper spray that accidentally leaked on an ICE train caused a police operation at the main train station in Fulda. Late in the evening, the train made an emergency stop at the train station in East Hesse because up to 15 people complained of breathing difficulties and eye irritation, as the Koblenz Federal Police announced. Accordingly, an employee of a private security company had pepper spray in his luggage, which had leaked and triggered the complaints.
After a car had been evacuated and all those affected had been assessed by the emergency services, the ICE continued its journey, as it was said. According to the information, no one was injured.
Open Questions
- Why did the security guard carry pepper spray in his luggage?
- Were there consequences for the security employee or his company?
- Was the pepper spray seized?