The students of the Gilbert Chabroux college were evacuated this Monday morning after the collapse of 200 square meters of false ceiling while the Lyon region experienced gusts of record intensity on November 25.
The return to class did not last long this Monday morning for the middle school students at the Gilbert Chabroux establishment in Villeurbanne. Students were evacuated in the morning after a false ceiling collapsed over 200 square meters in the hall atrium, according to information from the Figaro confirmed by several well-informed sources. No one was injured in the incident. The teenagers were able to be evacuated peacefully between 10:30 a.m. and noon. “thanks to the composure of the staff”underlines a present source, evoking a moment “distressing for students”. Classes have been suspended for the day.
The damage is a priori linked to the violent winds which blew across the Lyon region this Monday, without certainty at this time. An assessment must be carried out and work carried out urgently to guarantee a safe return of students. They will be able to collect their bags from Thursday. The college will remain closed for the next two days. The establishment is recent, it was inaugurated in 2022.
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Storm Bert blew hard in Lyon
The passage of storm Bert was accompanied by violent winds in the departments of Rhône and Loire this Monday. Gusts blew up to 125 km/h in Lyon, a record for the month of November, up to 144 km/h in Saint-Chamond. On the A47 motorway, a truck lay down on the roadway, between Givors and Ternay, blocking traffic for many hours.
Many trees were uprooted, notably disrupting tram traffic in Lyon while the SNCF had canceled a large part of the TER trains. At the start of this Monday evening, firefighters had recorded more than 230 interventions since the start of the episode, but no injuries.
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