Fire in the Jura –
The staff of a factory evacuated to Boncourt
About 70 people had to leave the building quickly on Monday evening. No one injured is to be deplored.
Thirty firefighters were dispatched to the Sonceboz factory in Boncourt (illustration photo).
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More fear than harm to Boncourt. Monday evening, around 8:30 p.m., a fire started in a technical hall of the Sonceboz factory, while all the employees were on the spot, a reported a report communiqué of the Cantonale Police.
The whole of the staff could be evacuated, around 70 people, who were able to quickly leave the building. Fortunately, no injuries are to be deplored.
Controlled fire
This incident asked for the implementation of an important device, “in view of the size of the premises”, specify the police. Thirty firefighters from SIS Basse-Plaine and the Porrentruy fire and rescue reinforcement center intervened, supported not ten vehicles. As a precaution, an ambulance was also present on site.
Fire professionals quickly mastered the fire. However, the staff could not reach the company for several hours due to a major work of accumulated smoke. The causes of the fire are currently unknown, an investigation is underway.
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