Tag: Seveso
One seriously injured by an explosion in a Seveso-classified factory in Sète
The fire is still in progress but “under control” and the death toll is one in absolute emergency. The Seveso “low threshold” factory of the Saipol group located in the…
Calais: After a complaint from the town hall, the State announces measures to secure a closed Seveso site
The town hall’s threat bore fruit. The prefecture assured, Monday, that it had initiated the securing of a former chemical factory, Synthexim, installed for 120 years in Calais, in Pas-de-Calais.…
114 people confined after an incident in a Seveso factory
One hundred and fourteen people are confined after an incident in a Seveso-classified factory, in Lédenon, in the Gard. Seveso sites produce or store substances that can be dangerous for…
A Seveso factory closed administratively for its waste management
Waste management considered dangerous. The prefecture of Pas-de-Calais administratively suspended the activity of the chemical company Synthexim of Calais, she indicated, this Friday. This plant is classified Seveso high threshold.…
Frequent accidents on Seveso sites
On Wednesday, eight people were injured by “several explosions” on the Eurenco blowing site in Bergerac (Dordogne), classified Seveso “high threshold”. Accidents are not uncommon on the more than 1,000…
Bergerac: several explosions in a Seveso factory leave eight injured, including one seriously
Several explosions sounded this Wednesday around 2 p.m. in a factory in Bergerac (Dordogne) classified Seveso, causing one serious injury “in absolute emergency” and seven “in relative emergency”, according to…
fourteen injured after a liquid ammonia leak in a Seveso factory
The leaks were “in limited quantity” assures the prefecture, the balance sheet is however heavy. Fourteen people were injured, two of them seriously, this Wednesday morning after an ammonia leak…
Seveso sites, ammonitrates storage… Have the lessons of the explosion been learned?
On September 21, 2001, a stock of 300 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, used in the production of nitrogenous fertilizers, exploded on the Toulouse site of the AZF plant. This industrial…
a Seveso site affected by a fire, the SMS alert arrives 12 hours later
A fire affected the Saipol company in Grand-Couronne, near Rouen (Seine-Maritime), during the night from Saturday to Sunday. This site is classified Seveso low threshold. The fire was quickly brought…
A gas leak in progress in a Seveso high threshold plant
A fire engine (illustration) – LODI Franck / SIPA A gas leak was “under control but not stopped” this Sunday evening in a factory classified Seveso high threshold in Isère,…