Grain silos ablaze in western French port FMTNews FMTWorld
LA ROCHELLE: French firefighters were battling a major blaze in grain storage silos today in the western port of La Rochelle, authorities said.
The fire, which started around 6am, created a cloud of smoke visible for kilometres and is still raging, said officials of the Charente-Maritime region. The four silos on fire are in a row and contain wheat, a spokesman for the fire brigade told AFP, adding the fire still risks spreading.“We are in the process of confirming how many silos are impacted and putting ourselves in a position to protect the other silos,” she added, emphasising there was no immediate indication of an explosion risk.
Nearly one hundred firefighters had been mobilised and “requests for reinforcements” were in progress, the prefecture said.
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