A gas leak caused concern this morning near Geoffroy-Guichard. On the morning of Wednesday, firefighters were called after a gas pipe was damaged in front of the stadium. More than fifty people had to be evacuated.
More fear than harm in front of the Cauldron. The gas leak occurred, not in the stadium, but on the square. It is due to coring work intended to probe the ground, between door A and N. At 10:30 a.m., around twenty firefighters were on site. “This was a low pressure network, therefore the danger was relatively limited. However, a high-pressure transport network could have caused a large cloud of methane», Explained Captain François Lombard of the Loire fire department. Upon their arrival, a security zone was set up around the leak.
Around fifty people evacuated
On the square, the ASSE ticket office, the stadium museum and the Geoffroy-Guichard Brasserie were evacuated at 11 a.m. The Étivallière sports park has also closed its doors. “As a precaution, we checked the number of people present to ensure they were out of danger», Specified the head of the fire brigade operation. The restaurant owners at Le Chaudron had to pack up quickly. “In the kitchen, everything was turned off in emergency. But we had full of products in preparation which can no longer be consumed», lamented Guillaume Tardy. His partner, Jérémy Guichard, added: “ We could smell gas in the restaurant.when we were supposed to be far from the escape. »
Long waiting time
GRDF intervened at 12 p.m. to cut off the valves. However, it was necessary to wait for the gas to escape naturally into the air. Jérémy Guichard clarified thattheir evening service had also been canceled.
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