A fire that touched the Aprochim factory in Grez-en-Bouère (Mayenne) on Wednesday morning, classified as Seveso high threshold, did not cause injuries, we learned from the prefecture of the department. Around 1:30 am, "there was an outbreak of fire, which remained in the building, hall 2, in which he declared himself," said the prefecture of Mayenne, confirming information from Ouest-France. .
"No specific measures" have been taken to protect populations, it was added from the same source. About 50 firefighters intervened and "the fire was quickly brought under control and the alert chain worked," said the prefecture, adding that teams from the Dreal (environmental department) were to arrive on the scene.
In 2017, already a fire in this factory
In 2017, this factory, which processes toxic PCB chemicals and which belongs to the Chimirec group, was hit by a similar fire.
Better known in France as pyralenes, PCBs are toxic chemicals on contact and inhalation, bioaccumulative in the body and the environment, considered as potentially carcinogenic.
Banned in France since 1987, PCBs have been widely used, especially in transformers and capacitors.
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