An explosion occurred this Wednesday, November 27, 2024, around 10 a.m., at the Jean-Lurçat college in Angers (Maine-et-Loire).
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Three injured, a device with acid…
Three students were slightly injured during recess time in “the boys’ toilets on the ground floor”indicates Philippe Chopin, prefect of Maine-et-Loire, who visited the site. “One of the young people was injured by acid after the explosion of a device”he adds. According to our information, it was a bottle of acid.
The young people were transported to the Angers University Hospital by firefighters from the Chêne-Vert barracks.
A judicial investigation
“The first analyzes show that there is no respiratory toxicity”reassures the prefect. A judicial investigation has been opened. The forensic police were on site to carry out investigations.
After the explosion, the other students were able to return to their classes. “We heard the sound of a bomb in the toilet”says Maximo, a middle school student.
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“The college students started running”
“There was a big boomconfirms a high school student, who was in the courtyard at the time of the explosion. We didn’t see anything. But suddenly, the students started running in the opposite direction of the explosion..
The day before, still during recess, a firecracker had exploded in a trash can at the establishment, some students also reported.
An “open listening cell” this Thursday
The president of the department, Florence Dabin, also visited the site, as well as Sandrine Bodin, academic director of the National Education Services of Maine-et-Loire. A “listening cell will be open”this Thursday, November 28, underlines Philippe Chopin, prefect of Maine-et-Loire.
