The explosion occurred for an unknown reason in the port area of the municipality of Timmendorfer Strand (Schleswig-Holstein) in northern Germany. This was reported by the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper.
At the moment, teams of the police, fire and rescue services are on the scene. According to law enforcement authorities quoted by the publication, “an explosion occurred, as a result of which many people were injured“. The incident occurred at around 15:30 Bulgarian time.