Unknown substances from pulp mills reach Saale - bathing is banned at the Bleiloch reservoir

After an accident at a pulp mill in Rosenthal am Rennsteig, unknown substances found their way into the Saale. The Saale-Orla district district office warns of possible health and environmental risks in the southern area of ​​the Bleiloch reservoir. The exit was stopped in the afternoon. The water was very cloudy, there was also a massive odor and a few dead fish could be seen, it was also reported.

The health department took samples that are being examined in the laboratory. As a precautionary measure, there is a bathing ban in the Bleiloch reservoir between Harra and the Saale bridge near Saaldorf. Until further information is available, skin contact with the water should be avoided. Dogs should also neither go into water nor drink from it.