Pollution
Humain
Environnement
Economique

Within a municipal electrical control room, the failure of a sling caused the transformer to fall while being removed for eventual destruction; 400 litres of pyralene spread over the concrete floor forming a pool in the control room. PCB splashes hit the skin of two people and firefighters were called on the scene. The local prefecture ordered that the site be cleaned of pollution, with all liquid and solid waste being eliminated at an appropriate facility and with access to the installations being restricted during decontamination operations. The external environment was not adversely affected.