Start of fire in a high-threshold Seveso factory near Rouen: the alert system triggered

Wednesday January 8, 2025 at 3 p.m., a fire broke out on the site of the LAT Nitrogen factory in Grand-Quevilly, on the left bank of the Rouen metropolitan area.

“This shutdown resulted in the security of the installations with the devices provided for this purpose,” informs the Allo Industrie website. During this safety shutdown, the safety valve operated, causing noise pollution without impact and without seriousness. »

Triggering the siren

Furthermore, the factory activated its internal operation plan and its warning siren, and the crisis management unit was deployed. At 3:10 p.m. the event was under control.

“There are no injuries or impact for employees, local residents or the environment,” specifies Allo Industrie.

The Seine-Maritime prefecture indicates: “The unit is at a standstill. It will only restart following the identification of the origin of the malfunction and safety checks. »

Fertilizers for agriculture

The Grand-Quevilly site (ex-Grande Paroisse, ex-Borealis) was created at the beginning of the 20th^e century. “It produces fertilizers for agriculture and industrial intermediates used in the nitrogen fertilizer production chain and also in other industries (metallurgical, agro-food, etc.)”, we can read on the website of the company.

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