It is a factory for the production of military explosives in the south-west of France. Several people have been injured and the French media are also reporting deaths
Several people were injured in an explosion at a Eurenco military explosives production facility in Bergerac, southwestern France, a company official told Reuters.
Bergerac: several victims après une explosion dans une poudrerie sur le site Eurenco. France Bleu https://t.co/qtWRgfafxD
— FrançoisLabrouillère (@flabrouillere) August 3, 2022
At the same time Liberation is talking about 3 dead.
The company produces military explosives, propellants and fuels.
It also manufactures explosives for civilian use.
Bergerac: an explosion in Eurenco, fabricant de poudres explosives pour l’industrie de l’armement, fait severalis victimes selon les pompiers de la Dordogne. More information to follow #Faitsdivers pic.twitter.com/JdkQa6MSxX
— France 3 Aquitaine (@F3Aquitaine) August 3, 2022
The Dordogne prefecture announced that emergency services had been deployed to the scene, where a fire was raging after the explosion.
#Bergerac ( #Dordogne) #Site_classé_Sevezo
Explosion Ville De Bergerac: 8 wounded, explosion massive à l’usine Eurenco aujourd’hui- France https://t.co/wXoUQgiEEJ
— OPIGEZ Nelly (@NellyOpigez62) August 3, 2022
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