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Major warehouse fire in Seine-Saint-Denis

2022-01-07T08:15:03.182Z


A warehouse fire, which devastated 17,000 m2, was underway Friday, January 7 in Stains, north of Paris, without however causing any casualties, has learned ...


A warehouse fire, which devastated 17,000 m2, was underway on Friday, January 7 in Stains, north of Paris, without however causing any casualties, AFP learned from the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture.

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"

The fire is circumscribed

" but "

17,000 m2 were destroyed

", indicated the prefecture, present on the spot. Between "

100 and 120 firefighters from Paris

" are mobilized, as well as "

twenty

" firefighters from Val-d'Oise, said the Paris fire brigade (BSPP). There is "

no victim

", underlined the prefecture, adding that a security perimeter is set up because the fire is "

under control but not extinguished

", specified the BSPP.

"

For now, the fumes do not disturb air traffic or rail

", inside it is "

clothes, materials, everything that is still stored

" that is burning, told AFP the brigade of the Paris firefighters (BSPP).

"

The structure is weakened and part of it has collapsed

," said the BSPP, which used the Robot Rex, already used during the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.

Equipped with a fire hose, this robot made it possible to progress in the enclosure "

without committing human resources

".

The origin of the disaster unknown

The operation also required the intervention of the RSMU unit (search and rescue in urban areas) equipped with "

saws, chainsaws

" which made it possible "

to open certain cells of the warehouse which were closed by metal curtains.

"In order to"

ensure that the fire has not started in other cells

". The origin of the incident, which started around 3:00 a.m., is unknown at this stage. This vast warehouse, divided into several activities and used by "

about twenty companies

" including textile clothing and hygiene and cleaning products according to the prefecture, did not house any sensitive activity. On the spot,firefighters said they heard "

several detonations

”During the intervention, attributed to the explosion of“

aerosol products

”.

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The warehouse is located in an industrial area of ​​this city of Seine-Saint-Denis, a department that houses many comparable places and where firefighters frequently intervene for fires.

In April 2021, 4,000 m2 had gone up in smoke in Aubervilliers, without causing any injuries.

Source: lefigaro

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