A fire encompassed 300 m² in the tyre waste crushing unit at a bandage and wheel factory. This outbreak, which affected the handling circuit, spread to the roof and reached the production building; 1 tonne of material, corresponding to the quantity present in the circuit, was burned. Fire-fighters brought the blaze under control within 2 hours and removed the lining to detect residual sources of ignition. Debris was eliminated at a class 2 dumpsite. The extinction water was collected in the site’s containment basin and then treated at the neighbouring municipal treatment plant. As a result of this incident, 32 employees were laid off for 8 days. Property damage was estimated at €700,000 for the crushing and handling equipment, and €500,000 for the building. The fire broke out in the KAHL machine, which was used to crush tyres according to the extrusion/friction principle, most likely causing the material to heat. When placed in contact with air, the material ignited on the conveyor belt, further spreading the fire through the facility. Safety measures were adopted at the level of the crushing unit in order to detect hotspots. The unit was rebuilt on another site, moved some 30 m away from the main building to avoid the spreading of an eventual fire to the production machinery. This installation transfer required filing a new permit request and updating the Prefecture’s authorisation order initially issued on 5th January, 1995. This accident occurred 1 month after a first tyre debris fire at the same facility (ARIA no. 29919). The official Prefecture notification dated 22nd July, 2005 included the design and construction of a containment basin for stormwater and fire extinction water. The operator reconfigured the site’s storage zone, which was then composed of eleven 450 m² cells separated by earthen dikes 5 m wide by 3 m high. The ground was covered with asphalt to allow for lorry traffic. Stormwater was evacuated via an underground pipe network. The storage height did not exceed 2 m. One of the cells was excavated to create a 700 m³ containment basin for channelling stormwater. This basin was fitted with an inflatable plug on the pipe outfall to the public sewer network, thereby preventing accidental discharge into the SCARPE River.