The incident caused the release of irritant gas, which required the evacuation of employees and the confinement of merchants around the plant.
A hydrochloric acid leak was reported Wednesday morning at a factory of the second French dairy group Sodiaal in Quimper, whose staff were evacuated, a press release from the Finistère prefecture announced.
“After the expertise carried out, a maximum effluent volume of 17m3 was found,” he added.
Potential impacts on the environment
As a security measure, the forty factory employees present at 5 am had to be evacuated, the traffic axes were closed while the employees of the stores near the site were confined.
At 9:30 a.m., the intervention of the fire brigade had made it possible to stop the leak and lift the containment.
Sodiaal collects 20% of French milk and employs 10,000 people. The group owns brands such as Candia, Yoplait or Entremont.
Source: BFM TV
