According to witnesses, a large column of smoke has risen above the premises of the Bayer chemical company.
An explosion has been reported at a landfill in the Leverkusen district of Bürrig.
The fire brigade working at the site has reportedly instructed residents to keep windows and doors closed. People remaining outside were told to go inside their houses, broadcaster WDR reported.
The roads around the landfill have been closed, local media cited police sources as saying.
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