One hundred employees evacuated from the Carquefou postal sorting center due to a possible gas leak

This Friday, November 29, the firefighters were alerted at 7:55 a.m. due to a smell of gas detected at the Carquefou postal sorting center. Firefighters evacuated the hundred employees from the building to carry out research into a possible gas leak.

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One hundred employees were evacuated this morning, Friday November 29, in Carquefou. They were working at the postal sorting center when a smell of gas was detected in the building. Firefighters received the alert at 7:55 a.m.

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Research still in progress

After emptying the premises, firefighters are currently carrying out searches in the vast 6,800 m² building to detect a possible gas leak. Searches were still underway at 9 a.m.