why did the warning siren of this industrial site classified at risk sound?

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A dress rehearsal before its time… The warning siren of the Special Intervention Plan (PPI) of the Seveso site (high threshold) from the Keraglass companyin Bagneaux-sur-Loing (Seine-et-Marne), was triggered unexpectedly this Wednesday, October 23, 2024. According to Claude Jametthe mayor of the town, the alert sounded at 9:45 a.m.… leading to a flood of calls to town hall and comments on social networks.

A technical incident triggers the alert siren at a Seveso site in Bagneaux-sur-Loing

According to the prefecture of Seine-et-Marneit is a technical defect which would be in question, sinceno incidents or exercises was not in progress. “It is an electronic problem which would be to blame, but everything is being done to ensure that it does not happen again, reassures Thierry Maillesthe sub-prefect of Fontainebleau, contacted by The Republic of Seine-et-Marne. It is important that communication takes place so that residents are ready, the day there is a real alert…”

In alert casethe protocol is always the same for residents of municipalities that host this type of business classified as risky for the nature of their activities: “These sirens are used in the event of dangers and the recommendation is to hunker down at home», recalls Thierry Mailles. For his part, Claude Jamet, the mayor, prefers to see the event on a positive note: “It’s a sign that it’s working and that the residents are ready.”

A real exercise planned on the site before the end of the year

The commune of Bagneaux-sur-Loing has two sites classified as Seveso high threshold, for their use of products classified in their production: Keraglass, which produces cooking plates and fireplace inserts, but also the company Corning which, in the commune , manufactures nuclear panels, spectacle lenses for the Ray-Ban brand and even protective glass for radiology.

The inhabitants of Bagneaux-sur-Loing will soon have the opportunity to train since the prefecture plans, by the end of the year, to carry out a real exercise within the framework of the Special Plan for 'intervention. “These are exercises that are regularly carried out in all major industrial sites in Seine-et-Marne,” concludes the sub-prefect.

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