a large emergency device after an accident in the North zone of Le Mans

Tuesday 12th November 2024 07:43 AM

This Tuesday, November 12, 2024, a truck transporting chemicals was injured in La Chapelle-Saint-Aubin, near Le Mans, North zone. No one was hurt.

Thirteen emergency vehicles were dispatched to the northern area of Le Mans after a truck carrying corrosive products hit a low wall. | THE FREE HAND

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Thirteen emergency vehicles were dispatched to the northern area of Le Mans after a truck carrying corrosive products hit a low wall. | THE FREE HAND

A truck filled with corrosive products hit a low wall this Tuesday, November 12, near Auchan in the northern zone of Le Mans, as indicated by our colleagues from Ouest-France. Significant emergency resources were deployed shortly after 9 a.m. after a leak from its cargo was noted. 34 firefighters from Le Mans Degré and Sainte-Jamme, as well as a team dedicated to chemical risks were dispatched to the scene.

+ Fire in a house: around thirty firefighters mobilized

Part of the Auchan car park inaccessible

As a precautionary measure, a security perimeter has been set up. Part of the Auchan car park is inaccessible.

According to the gendarmes dispatched to the scene, the risk to the environment has been ruled out. No one was hurt.