19 injured and 1 missing at Bremen residential building explosion As far as is known, there were 19 persons injured by an explosion in a multistory residential building in Bremen. According to a police spokesperson, the injuries were minor. Two women and one man who had made their presence in the ruins known by cell phones were objects of an intensive search. Meanwhile, one man and one woman of these were rescued and taken to a hospital. The remaining woman is still being searched for.
Firemen suspect that a gas leak caused the explosion.
Afterwards, all older cattle meant for consumption are to be submitted to the same test. Federal minister for agriculture Funke had declared himself in favor of these tests before the Council of States meeting. Last week, slaughtering of bovine cattle had been reduced by about one third, according to the federation of agrarian enterprises. A number of butchers in Eastern Germany recently decided on applying BSE tests. Apparently, there will be no payments to former slave laborers this year.