Smell of exotic fruit keeps German fire department busy DW 10/05/2025
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Smell of exotic fruit keeps German fire department busy  DW  10/05/2025
"The fire brigade in the German city of Wiesbaden was called out four times on Saturday due to concerns over gas leaks, with the cause being the smell of the durian fruit. The Southeast Asian fruit's smell, which resembles that of gas, was noticed by visitors to a shopping center in the city, located in western Germany. Despite the fire brigade's measurements being unable to detect the presence of gas and the building lacking a gas connection,"
"After searching neighboring shops, the fire brigade found the fruit in an Asian supermarket. According to the authorities, the shopping center's ventilation system presumably distributed the smell throughout the building. A similar case took place the same evening. Residents reported the smell of gas in the staircase of a residential building, only to find that a neighbor who brought the fruit was responsible for the scent."
The fire brigade in Wiesbaden responded four times on Saturday to reports of a gas smell that was later traced to durian fruit. Visitors to a western Germany shopping center noticed the Southeast Asian fruit's odor, which resembles that of gas, prompting emergency calls. Measurements by emergency services detected no gas and the building had no gas connection. After searching neighboring shops, firefighters found the durian in an Asian supermarket and concluded that the shopping center's ventilation likely spread the smell. A similar incident occurred the same evening in a residential staircase where a neighbor's durian caused the odor.
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