More fear than harm. This Monday, September 30, 2024, late in the afternoon, a main gas pipeline was accidentally damaged during work at the Le Goyen hotel-restaurant, on the quays of Audierne (Finistère), causing a major leak gas on public roads.
Around thirty firefighters from the Quimper, Brest and Bannalec rescue centers, as well as around ten gendarmes and as many GRDF agents (1), were dispatched to the site.
400 customers deprived of gas
Around twenty residents, located in the immediate vicinity of the hotel, were evacuated. Some were welcomed at the town hall. The other, in the Maritime Affairs room. GRDF agents quickly stopped the leak. After checks ruled out any risk, the emergency system was lifted around 6:30 p.m. The evacuated people were able to return to their homes.
On the other hand, 400 GRDF customers are, at this time, deprived of gas. “We don’t know when power will be restored, indicates Gurvan Kerloc’h, mayor. It could be sometime this evening. Or during the day tomorrow. »
(1) Gas distribution network France, gas distribution company
