Near Perpignan: local residents evacuated or confined following a gas leak on a construction site

This Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at the end of the morning in the seaside town of Canet-en-Roussillon, the firefighters were hard at work following a gas leak on the construction site carried out on the public highway . According to initial information, on Boulevard Hippolyte Tixador not far from the seafront, parallel to Grand Large beach, a pipe was damaged, causing these inconveniences.

Also, a procedure to cut off the gas network as soon as the alert was received was initiated by the security and emergency forces. Subsequently, GRDF intervened. The gendarmerie and municipal police services also came to the scene to support the firefighters.

A security perimeter was established in the streets of Sologne, and the streets of Berry in Alpes, according to a communication from the municipality. In the area, two houses were evacuated and the occupants of other homes were confined for a moment.

Still according to the town hall, the situation should return to normal during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.