Fire in the Legoupil company in Vire Normandy: 26 firefighters deployed

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The thick black smoke is visible from afar. Early in the morning, this Thursday, November 7, 2024, a fire declared himself within the company Legoupil Industriein the industrial zone of Vire Normandie, in Calvados.

The fire broke out in the main building of the Viroise company, more precisely at the paint booth. As a result, employees were evacuated.

Discernible from the road, the smoke released by these flames mixes with the ambient fogwhich makes it less and less visible, on site. On the other hand, a strong smell burning is still very significant in the surrounding area.

Emergency services present in large numbers on site

And important emergency and safety deviceincluding the gendarmerie and no less than 11 vehicles from firefighters (six command vehicles, four fire vehicles, and a victim rescue vehicle) arrived on the scene from 8:40 a.m. in order to secure them.

These are like this 26 firefighters who found themselves battling the fire, using two fire hoses. This one didn’t no casualties or injuriesas indicated by the Calvados SDIS at the end of the morning.

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