A serious “incident” occurred on Monday around 9:30 p.m. in a Novasco steelworks (formerly Ascometal) in Hagondange, in Moselle. Three people were injured, two of them seriously, when a bag of molten metal fell, firefighters said. Their vital prognosis is not engaged, according to the same source.
Novasco confirmed in a press release the occurrence of this “significant accident”, specifying that the vehicles were taken “to the burn unit of Mercy, near Metz”.
No contamination or pollution
“We are doing everything we can to determine the causes of this serious accident. The installation was secured by fire crews and services. The latter, accompanied by an expert, were able to note the absence of any risk of contamination or pollution both for the employees present and for those surrounding the factory,” explains Novasco. “An investigation is now underway and the steelworks will remain shut down for the duration of the analysis,” it added.
A medico-psychological emergency unit has been set up on the Hagondange site. “In these difficult circumstances, our priority is to support the victims and do everything to understand the exact causes of last night’s events,” said Novasco, a factory which employs around 450 people.
