Around 6:30 am, fire broke out in a polyethylene film and plastic bag manufacturing and printing plant. The alarm was sounded by 4 workers upon noticing a malfunction in their compressed air equipment along with a burnt smell. In leaving their assigned workshop, they saw flames emanating from the main building housing some of the production facilities. Fire-fighters arriving at the scene immediately observed the extent of the damage. They focused on containing the fire to those buildings already ablaze. An impressive plume of black smoke was visible more than 10 km away. Out of precaution, the residents of nearby villages were ordered to remain indoors. Measurements recorded by the chemical emergency verified that the smoke was not toxic. This outbreak was controlled by around 9:30 am, but it took until 2 pm to completely extinguish the fire. First responders remained on-site during the afternoon to cool the embers and prevent any new outbreak. Monitoring continued throughout the night by a shift of 7 staff members.

The print shop, containing several machines and a storage zone (6,000-m² all together), was entirely destroyed. As the plant had recently been cited in a Prefectural order, ground formed the retention basin and prevented extinction water from exiting the workshop. Only the excess quantity flowed into a ditch that fire-fighters were able to close, thereby avoiding water pollution. The water collected was pumped for storage in barrels and ultimate disposal. Though it was planned to make some of the 120 employees redundant, the company did not interrupt its activity: the primary production tool was not damaged, nor were the raw materials and finished products.