Un incendie s’est déclaré en milieu d’après-midi, ce vendredi 3 février 2023 dans une usine à Bazeilles près de Sedan (Ardennes). L’entreprise emploie 16 salariés. Il n’y a pas de victimes. Des pompiers spécialistes dans les risques chimiques étaient sur place pour effectuer des mesures de toxicité.

The area is completely cordoned off.
By late afternoon, the town was already plunged into darkness, not only because it was getting dark, but also because of the smoke.

There are 16 employees at this plastics factory. The area is cordoned off, and firefighters are working tirelessly because the risk of a technological explosion cannot be ruled out. Sixty-four firefighters from the Charleville, Sedan, and Vrignes-aux-Bois fire stations are on the scene.

The cleaning woman, who was the last one at the factory that evening, heard an explosion, “a loud bang,” and “she alerted emergency services along with the manager,” explained the mayor of Bazeilles, Francis Bonne, who went to the scene immediately. Several explosions were also reportedly heard as far away as downtown Bazeilles.Continue reading…