A fire broke out this Sunday, August 10, on the morning of Sunday, August 10 at a chlorinated products manufacturing plant he classified Seveso in Lédenon, in the garden, which requires confinement of the population around, announced the prefecture of the department.
A “smoke release” has been observed from 9:30 am at the Hydrapro factory, which specializes in the manufacture of chlorinated churids for the maintenance of the pools, according to the Prefecture, which asked people in a perimeter of 825 meters “throughout the site that would be limited.
“The winds that are oriented to the north, the olfactory perceptions of chlorine can be felt” in a dozen municipalities to the south of Lédenon, added, before recommending that residents worried about taking refuge and closing doors and windows.
A factory already affected by two fires in 2023
Gard Fire teams have been deployed on the site and should join a specialized team of Boucher-Du-Rhône firefighters.
The Special Intervention Plan (PPI) of the establishment and the sub -prefect of the Nîmes district activated the departmental operating center was launched.
In July 2023, the factory site had already been affected by two fires. The Hydrapro site is classified on the High Seveso threshold due to the treatment of dangerous products for the environment.
Source: BFM TV
