They plan to make Christmas Eve last several days.
A wild rave party has been taking place from the night of December 31 to January 1 in Saint-Florentin (Yonne), in an abandoned factory.
According to
France Bleu
, it would bring together around 1,500 people, and a gendarmerie device was set up to secure the event.
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It was in the former Sicli fire extinguisher factory, in the industrial zone of La Saunière, that the revelers settled down after having gathered in the parking lot of a shopping center on Friday evening.
The Yonne prefecture has counted around 500 cars.
From 3 am, the speakers were lit according to testimonies on the spot.
The "ravers" aspire to continue their party until Sunday.
Firefighters and gendarmes on site
The gendarmerie is installed near the site and the roads leading to it. "
A security perimeter was set up and controls alcohol and drugs are ongoing
"
,
says the Yonne prefecture in a statement, adding that "
to preserve public order and public health, this rally must end and the prefect and the State services are fully mobilized in this regard to liberate the area
”. The firefighters intervened to take care of a participant who reacted badly to drug use. The prefecture says it is in contact with the public prosecutor for the opening of an investigation for the unlawful organization of a festive musical gathering.
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