A major fire was underway on Friday 29 May afternoon at the Sphere waste collection center in Donville-les-Bains (Manche), reports Ouest France. According to the daily, the fire started after the explosion of a stock of car batteries and continued to spread to garbage trucks. " The police asked to clear the place, the smoke being dangerous and gas bottles can explode at any time " specifies the newspaper.
According to Ouest-France journalist Marie Carof-Gadel, present on the spot, " the fire spreads to the surrounding buildings and seems out of control despite the efforts of the firefighters. "
The Manche prefecture asks the population not to go there:
Houses in the surrounding neighborhood were threatened, the police could consider evacuating the population.