A bag of molten metal exploded around 9 p.m. Monday, November 25 in the Novasco factory (formerly Ascométal) in Hagondange in Moselle. There are three injured, including two people with very serious burns. They are hospitalized in the burns department of Mercy hospital near Metz.
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An explosion took place on the evening of Monday November 25, 2024 in the Novasco factory (formerly Ascométal) in Hagondange in Moselle. “During continuous casting, a pocket drawer opened. A ton of liquid steel at 1500 degrees then spilled out,” according to an employee contacted by telephone by France 3 Lorraine, on site at the time of the incident. The firefighters intervened at 9:45 p.m.
They took a wave of steel. This is the first time this has happened. We don’t know what happened.
The accident occurred after the explosion of a molten metal ladle. “An employee suffered very serious leg injuries. “They took a wave of steel. It’s the first time that this has happened. We don’t know what happened,” adds an employee. There are three people seriously injured, two of them very seriously. They were transferred to the burns department of Mercy hospital, in the suburbs of Metz.
At the end of the morning, in a press release, Novasco management specified that “the installation was secured by the teams and fire services. The latter, accompanied by an expert, were able to note the absence of any risk of contamination or pollution both for the employees present and for the surrounding area. ‘factory”. An investigation has been opened to understand the circumstances of the accident.
A medical-psychological emergency unit was set up this morning, Tuesday November 26. “The factory is at a standstill”specifies the management.
Around 500 people work at the Novasco factory site in Hagondange, near Metz in Moselle. It specializes in small section products for automobiles.
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