All-clear given after hydrochloric acid leak at Basel-Landschaft plant
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By Clara Bousfield
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Cantonal police in Basel-Landschaft responded to a chemical spill on Tuesday afternoon, urging residents to close their windows after hydrochloric acid leaked from a Drug'On Pharma (also known as Dragon Pharma) facility in Liestal.
Chemical cloud prompts Alertswiss warning
At around 2.20pm on Tuesday, November 10, the federal government’s nationwide warning platform Alertswiss issued an alert after around 1.000 litres of hydrochloric acid in liquid form spilled from the Dragon Pharma plant.
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A “cloud of vapour” subsequently formed over the Oristal industrial park, according to blue News.
No injuries reported as cloud contained
Authorities in Basel-Landschaft urged residents to keep windows, doors and ventilators closed and stay away from the area. Police confirmed that no injuries have currently been reported, according to Watson, and the cloud of vapour has been “contained”.
The latest Alertswiss update states that “there is no longer any danger.”
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Clara Bousfield
Editor at IamExpat Media