Chemical Fumes Briefly Close the BMW Welt

[Jonathan Spira]

Chemical fumes emanating from the basement of the BMW Welt today resulted in the transport of nine members of the Welt's cleaning staff to hospital for observation. Shortly before 18 h local time, the BMW AG fire department received notification of fumes emanating from a storage room for cleaning equipment and supplies in the Welt's basement.

Munich police closed streets in the vicinity of the Welt as a precautionary measure but it was quickly determined that the incident was limited to an area not accessible by the public so visitors to the Welt were not directly impacted by the incident.

The basement area was aired out and the exact cause of the accident remains under investigation.

Jonathan B. Spira, Business Editor, BMWCCA.org