Nouméa firefighters intervened for almost an hour this Wednesday, December 18, to contain and extinguish a fire at the SLN factory in Doniambo, in a semi-open dock where tires were stored.
The fire in Doniambo? The SLN factory located at the entrance to Nouméa let out worrying black smoke this Wednesday afternoon. And for good reason: a fire did indeed occur on the industrial site this Wednesday, December 18, without causing any injuries. It was turned off.
According to Société le Nickel, the start of the fire was detected at 3:25 p.m. “in an internal storage area at the Robert Hall”small name of the main installations of the factory. “It was a tire fire in a semi-open dock, near a coal stockpile.specifies Captain Kevin Pouperon, commander of rescue operations, for the Nouméa firefighters, who intervened with four trucks and around fifteen firefighters.
The SLN has triggered its POI, its Internal Operations Plan. She facilitated the emergency response by freeing the tires using her own equipment, including a hydraulic excavator. “At 4:35 p.m., the fire was fully containedreports Nickel. Operations at the Doniambo factory were not impacted. An investigation will be carried out to determine the cause of this fire.”
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