An explosion destroyed a 200-m² farm building around 3 am. Some 40 fire-fighters – unaware upon their arrival of the presence of pyrotechnic substances – were able to control the onset of fire initiated by the projection of debris and secured the zone. A wall containing the CD32 unit was destroyed, tiles were torn off the building and window panes were shattered; sprayed debris could be found over 90 m away. A dwelling adjoining the building had been occupied; neighbours experienced real shock, yet no injuries were reported. During the investigation, it was observed that the damaged building, located 1 km from a pyrotechnic facility manufacturing fireworks, was housing pyrotechnic products and accessories (300 kg of fireworks, various types of powders, etc.) and was being used as a workshop (presence of an assembly table, connection wires, tags, etc.).

An explosives-defusing team arrived at the scene on 9th June in order to recover and destroy the remaining explosives. A series of judicial and administrative investigations were conducted. Inspections of the authorised installation were also carried out.

Subsequent to the December 1999 storm and cancellation of pyrotechnic shows, the operator had stored without a permit the facility’s surplus fireworks in a barn it owned. According to the press, the fire would have broken out following a short circuit on a used battery (perhaps associated with the fireworks?). At the beginning of November, the Bergerac court ruled on the matter: the manager was fined 25,000 francs and had equipment confiscated for the permitting failure and noncompliance with regulatory measures.