12 German postal workers receive medical treatment due to pungent smell of durians

PETALING JAYA — A mystery package with a pungent odour led to 12 German postal workers undergoing medical treatment while others were evacuated from a post office in the town of Schweinfurt, Germany

According to CNN, police, firefighters, and emergency services workers were rushed to the post office after workers reported a pungent smell emanating from the package.

Around 60 staff in the post office were then asked to evacuate the building before the package was examined by the authorities.

Upon inspecting the package, they discovered that it had contained four Thai durians.

“Out of the 12, six were taken to a local hospital as a precaution,” said the Schweinfurt police.

CNN also reported that a total of six ambulances, five first-responder cars and two emergency vehicles were present when the incident happened.

The Thai durians were later delivered to the intended recipient. MALAY MAIL