He recalls that the fire in building 22 housing three manufacturing units (Ufab), two of which were operating, had no external repercussions: “Air quality measurements were carried out immediately, and the results were not significant. revealed no toxic impact outside the site,” we can read in a press release from the prefecture. “The situation is now under control and the event did not have any impact on the environment, the fire extinguishing water having been confined in the site’s retention basin. »
After controlling the fire and fifteen hours of surveillance, the firefighters left the site on Thursday January 2 at 12:30 p.m.
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Why then an emergency measure order? “This decree governs the security of installations and the conditions for returning equipment to service after a fire,” specifies the prefecture. “The authorities remain vigilant and will rigorously monitor the situation to avoid any additional risks. » In the document, we can read that sulfur dioxide emissions were detected following the fire, and that the roofs and electrical systems were damaged on this 300 m building.2.
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