Near Toulouse. The pallet fire spreads to an electricity pylon, the sewage treatment plant shut down
By Guillaume Laurent
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updated on 17 Sep 22 at 19:24
UN major fire declared this Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 5:10 p.m., near the roundabout which makes the junction between the A680 and the departmental road 112, municipality of Verfeil (Haute Garonne) east of the pink city, an educated Toulouse news from consistent sources.
Flames spread from pallets to a pylon
According to the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Haute-Garonne, the fire started in a local craftsman 300m away2, before spreading to hedgerows and a nearby field. It would be a « poorly extinguished pallet fire at a private house, which has spread to the public space”, specify the gendarmes of the company of Toulouse Saint-Michel to Toulouse news.
Very quickly, the SDIS sent 26 firefighters and six vehicles on site. The firefighters deployed two lances in action to avoid the spread as much as possible, because gas bottles or gas cylinder, and especially a very high voltage line, translates to immediate proximity. Aided by the light wind, the flames have indeed quickly hit an electricity pylon of the line…
![The pallet fire spread to an electric pylon, this Saturday September 17, 2022 near Verfeil](https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2022/09/incendie-palettes-pylone-electrique-verfeil.jpg)
RTE on site, wastewater treatment plant shut down
The gendarmes of the Balma brigade community are on site to prevent access to the area, and technicians to TEN, the manager of the electricity transmission network, were also dispatched to secure the very high voltage line. Patrick Plique, the mayor of the municipality, is also on the scene. It is not known, for the time being, if the power supply is faulty this Saturday evening, while another breakdown affects the inhabitants of Colomiers, west of the Pink City this time.
Bad news for the inhabitants of Verfeil: the sewage treatment plant is inoperative until further notice, “arrested for security reasons”, indicates the gendarmes to Toulouse news.
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