A gas leak was
"under control but not stopped"
Sunday evening, June 20 in a plant classified as Seveso high threshold in Isère, south of Vienne, announced the prefecture, which however reports a toxicity
"equal to zero"
.
"The results of the toxicity measurements made by the company at the edge of the site are equal to zero"
and the firefighters confirmed this analysis, adds the prefecture in a press release.
"No negative effect is, at this stage, feared on the local population and on the environment"
, the same source specifies.
Read also: Classified as dangerous, Seveso industrial sites are subject to special surveillance
The gas leak was triggered on Sunday afternoon on the Adisseo site (animal feed manufacturer) in Saint-Clair-du-Rhône, triggering the shutdown of the installations, the authorities said.
"As the leak cannot be stopped in the short term, the gas escaping should continue overnight,"
notes the prefecture of Isère.
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