A fire broke out shortly after 8:30 a.m., this Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the Legoupil company, in Vire. “There are no injuries to report”we know from the Calvados gendarmerie group.
The company's management, in shock, “has no heart” to talk about this fire. However, she specifies that around 120 people were evacuated. Ten people could find themselves unemployed, according to information provided by the Calvados firefighters.
In a painting space
At mid-morning, the intervention was still in progress in this company specializing in the manufacture of modular assemblies. The fire would have started “of a production workshop”, depending on management. “A paint booth”, more precisely, according to the firefighters and the police.
The fire, which mainly affected the roof of the company, was quickly brought under control by the 26 firefighters, who came from the emergency centers of Vire-Normandie, Sourdeval (Manche), Condé-en-Normandie, Caen, Bayeux, Ouistreham and of Bény-Bocage. “The roof is being cleaned, explains Serge Pourtet, the gendarmerie commander. Fortunately, the fire did not affect the stock of paint and solvents. »
Still according to Serge Pourtet, “The origin of the fire was accidental. According to initial information, the fire started after a handling error.”
