Aveyron: 900 tonnes of lithium batteries catch fire, fire contained. After an analysis of the toxicity of the smoke, the prefecture ruled out any risk for the population.
“If the fire is contained, controlled and has lost intensity, it is slow burning and is likely to last several hours,” the Aveyron prefecture said. A thick cloud of black smoke has covered the town of Viviez since the fire broke out on Saturday afternoon in the warehouse of one of the European leaders in recycling hybrid and electric batteries.