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Munich Park Reopens After Brief Radiation Alarm Near Aumeister

Officials said the 1.5 microsievert reading posed no risk.

Overview

  • A passerby’s radiation reading near the Aumeister beer garden in Munich’s Englischer Garten prompted an emergency call.
  • Police and firefighters arrived with a large team and closed the northern section of the park to keep people out.
  • The cordon went up before fire crews conducted their own checks, and police offered no reason for that early closure.
  • Firefighters then measured 1.5 microsievert, called the level harmless, and the area reopened about an hour after the response began.
  • A microsievert is a unit that shows how much radiation a person might absorb.