Fright, in a post office in Schweinfurt, Germany. Saturday, June 20th, a suspicious package particularly fragrant, has caused the evacuation of the said office, tells The Guardian. Police and firefighters were called on the spot, for fear that it is a package containing a hazardous substance. According to CNN, the 60 employees of the post office bavarian state have been evacuated to perform the analysis of the packet. Inside, four fruit thai durian, sent to a resident of 50 years of Schweinfurt by one of his friends residing in Nuremberg.
More fear than harm… and yet. The very intense and unpleasant odor of this fruit was sent to the hospital as a precaution, six postal workers and, in total, twelve postal workers have received treatment for nausea. The parcel has been delivered to its recipient.
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Prohibited in public transport
The Guardian recalls that the smell of this fruit, the durian, is so strong and nauseating for some, it is prohibited to have on oneself when one takes the public transport in many cities in Asia, like Singapore, for example. However, the durian has its fans, who find it excellent. It can be eaten as is, but it can also be incorporated into cakes, ice-cream or in sweets.
This result has already caused a panic in 2019 and the evacuation of the library of the university of Canberra, Australia, while some have felt a strong smell of gas. Ditto in November 2018, notes CNN, where passengers of a plane indonesian complained of a stench, the plane carrying a shipment of durian.