The plume of black smoke was visible for several miles around. The Val-d'Oise fire brigade intervened on Friday morning on rue Jean-Grandel, in the Val-d'Argent Nord industrial zone, in Argenteuil. The fire broke out in the premises of a company that stored food products on an area of 2000 m2. It was reported by numerous phone calls around 9:15 a.m. Four employees of the company were evacuated, treated and taken to hospital. One of them was wounded in the hands by burns. The others inhaled fumes. This is also the case for six other people who worked at the company across the street from the one where the fire occurred.
🔥📷The Val d'Oise fire brigade responded to a warehouse fire at 4 rue Jean Grandel, in the municipality of #Argenteuil.
➡️ Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/63Uztgr1HG
— Val-d'Oise 🚒 Fire Brigade (@Sdis_95) November 10, 2023
The fire brigade has engaged 80 people and about <> engines to try to extinguish the fire. They were able to count on the nearby presence of the Argenteuil rescue centre but also on reinforcements from the Yvelines and the Paris Fire Brigade. Due to the risk of collapse, they were unable to enter the building during the morning. So it's hard at this point to know what burned. A security perimeter has been set up by the municipal police and the national police to facilitate their operations. Jean-Grandel Street was blocked to traffic without any major impact on car traffic. It was not necessary to confine local residents due to the lack of living nearby.