An employee of the Valorys waste incineration plant, located in Pluzunet (Côtes-d'Armor), died Wednesday, August 26 during a maintenance operation, and five other employees were injured, we have learned from firefighters and the Saint-Brieuc prosecutor's office. “ There was a fire during a maintenance operation near the turbines. An employee, born in 1974, died and five people were injured, including two more seriously but their vital prognosis is not engaged, ”the Saint-Brieuc prosecutor's office told AFP.
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The two seriously injured, poisoned by carbon monoxide, were transported by helicopter to the CHU of Brest, while the three others, more slightly intoxicated, were taken to the hospital of Lannion.
An investigation was entrusted to the Lannion research brigade. “ We don't know exactly what happened. According to one of the hypotheses, there was a failure on a turbine which was stopped and would have restarted during the maintenance operation. She would have projected hot oil around her, ”Côtes-d'Armor firefighters told AFP. In addition to a Dragon 29 helicopter, around forty firefighters were mobilized, according to the prefecture.