Shortly before 8 a.m. this Friday, November 29, a fire broke out in a metal workshop of the CFM company which manufactures custom orthopedic belts and corsets. It is located rue de l'Industrie in the industrial zone of Saint-André-de-Corcy.
Strong smoke releases
The fire started from a varnish booth and caused a lot of smoke but little damage. The presence of solvents accelerated the fire. The disaster was limited to a single room.
When the firefighters arrived from the Trévoux and Villars-les-Dombes barracks with their ton pump vans as well as the large Montluel ladder, the fire had already been extinguished using fire extinguishers by the fire brigade personnel. establishment. However, a strong release of smoke spread throughout the establishment and was breathed by seven slightly inconvenienced employees.
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Production not impacted
Subsequently, Lieutenant SirineThoniel, commanding the rescue operations from the Jassans barracks, had to call the Montluel ambulance to carry out blood tests on the employees concerned. In total, seventeen firefighters were mobilized, notably to ventilate the premises.
The company's activity will resume very quickly as soon as electricity is restored, with production “not being impacted by the disaster, the cause of which is currently not explained”, according to the company manager.
The Saint-André-de-Corcy gendarmerie was also present as was GRDF.
