More than thirty people were "
slightly intoxicated
" in a college in Martignas-sur-Jalle (Gironde) Wednesday, October 13, probably by gas from an Arianegroup installation located nearby, said the prefecture.
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In total, "
34 people from the Aliénor d'Aquitaine college in Martignas-sur-Jalle, including 27 college students, were slightly intoxicated
" Wednesday late morning, without causing hospitalization, details the prefecture in a press release.
According to the same source, “
the origin of the intoxication could be, according to the first elements, an emanation of hydrochloric acid coming from the combustion of propellant, a fuel intended for propulsion, on the ArianeGroup site in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles
”.
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Arianegroup has two industrial sites in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, west of Bordeaux, located about 5km from the college where cases of intoxication were detected.
One of these two sites "
develops the propellants necessary for the propulsion of the Ariane5 launcher and the future Ariane 6 launcher
", specifies the manufacturer of the Ariane rockets on its website.
Legal proceedings were opened following these slight poisonings, said the Gironde prefecture.
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