More fear than harm but a consistent system with the establishment of a security perimeter, the usual procedure when it comes to a gas leak.
The alert was triggered shortly after 11 a.m. this Friday. These are municipal agents who, passing in front of one of the gas boxes adjoining the Jules-Ferry school in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, in the heart of the city center, detected a suspicious odor…
In the adjoining premises, children aged 3 to 12 are welcomed during school holidays. They are supervised by Les Francas, named after this popular education association, specializing in the organization of after-school and extra-curricular activities.
“ As is the procedure, the group was evacuated to the daycare premises initially, but as a security measure, we made the decision to then transfer them to the catering building. school », informed Félix Caillet, host. The center was then able to continue.
“Stress blow”
Among the eight adults supervising the group, a leader had to be taken to hospital for check-up. It was a priori “ from a burst of stress ”, according to the instructions of the Francas representative. The children did not have to be transported. “ As a precaution, we alerted the three tenants of the adjoining homes, but only one house was occupied », indicates Julien Hautreux, 4e deputy mayor.
The firefighters from Bully-les-Mines and Liévin were present on site, as were the gendarmerie, Enedis and of course, GRdF, still on the job 1 hour 30 minutes after the alert.
