A total of 25 people were hospitalized suffering from respiratory tract irritation after inhaling fumes following a chemical accident in Konstanz in southern Germany on Friday morning. Employees of a company that produces fruit preparation solutions for the food and beverage industry had detected a corrosive and fuming gas, a police spokeswoman said. The gas was leaking from a container parked in the basement. The situation was “life-threatening,” but an employee acted quickly and did the right thing, according to the fire department’s spokesperson. The man was wearing full protection and able…