Pollution
Humain
Environnement
Economique

An explosion occurred inside a natural gas-fired furnace used for annealing aluminium sections. While repairing an adjacent machine, a technician was killed by ejection of the furnace door (weighing 1 tonne) and an electrician sustained serious burns. The roof was partially destroyed by ejection of the upper part of the installation and debris was spread over a 50-m radius. The gas inlet was closed and no fire ensued. A judicial investigation was carried out.