A Nutella production line in Villers-Ecalles -
Nicolas Raffin / 20 Minutes
A fire broke out this Tuesday morning, around 5 a.m., at the Ferrero factory located in Villers-Écalles, north-west of Rouen (Seine-Maritime).
About twenty firefighters supported by five devices were dispatched to the site, the largest Nutella production center in the world, says
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The fire was located at a roaster.
No injuries were reported
The fire was brought under control after an hour and a half by the firefighters who, in particular, had to deploy two lances.
No one was injured but a hundred employees had to be evacuated because of the release of smoke, specifies
Paris-Normandy
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Part of the production should be impacted.
On the other hand, no technical unemployment measure should be implemented.
According to France 3 Normandie, all the teams at the plant, which produces Nutella but also Kinder Bueno, resumed activity at 7 a.m.
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