A major fire is underway this Friday morning in a factory in Pamiers, in Ariège.
This is the Aubert & Duval factory, the largest private employer in the department, specifies France Bleu.
The fire would have caught early this morning in an acid bath used for stripping engine parts, say our colleagues, and ravages the production building.
The Ariège prefecture indicates that it has set up a crisis unit.
The personnel were immediately evacuated, and no injuries were to be deplored.
"The inhabitants residing within a radius of 200 m around the factory are invited to confine themselves", she indicates.
⚠️⚠️⚠️Fire at the Aubert and Duval plant in Pamiers.
Residents residing within a 200m radius of the factory are invited to confine themselves as a precautionary measure, while the rest of the population is urged not to move.
- Prefect of Ariège (@ Prefet09) September 10, 2021
“As a precautionary measure, the population is invited to stay at home, and to avoid any unnecessary movement so as not to hamper the action of the emergency services.
“, Further specify the services of the State.
