A chemical incident occurred this Monday afternoon in the Bledina factory located in Villefranche-sur-Saône, releasing significant "harmful fumes". Seventy people were reportedly evacuated from the site. Firefighters advise residents living within a 300-meter perimeter to close their windows and doors to avoid breathing these vapors. And the time that the fumes disperse.
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Incident at the Blédina factory, # VillefranchesurSaône
Release of harmful smoke currently under control by the SP of #SDMIS
As a precaution, in an R of 300m around the factory, keep doors / windows closed for the time of smoke dissipation pic.twitter.com/HDLng5DqJN
Mishandling is believed to be the source of this incident. Two acids from a container of 600 liters and 1,200 liters would have been mixed, reports Le Progrès . The product would be irritating but not fatal.
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