The damage is significant.
No less than 70 tonnes of corn were destroyed by the flames on the site of the Anjou Maine Céréales company, in the town of Chantenay-Villedieu (Sarthe), between Vitré and Laval.
A fire indeed broke out on Sunday morning in a silo of this cereal storage and drying unit, reports
Ouest-France
.
Fortunately, the intervention of around fifty firefighters helped to contain the fire.
However, some of the equipment is unusable.
The police opened an investigation.
The trail of an accidental fire start is privileged.
No employee was on site when the fire broke out.
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