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The stunning images of the fire that ravaged a sorting center in the 17th

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This Monday, April 7th, a major fire broke out early in the evening in a waste sorting center. While the flames didn't reach nearby buildings, they created a smoke cloud visible all the way in Hauts-de-Seine. 

This Monday, April 7, in the early evening, a fire broke out at 39, Boulevard de Douaumont (17th), near the Paris judicial court. The flames engulfed a waste sorting center that opened in 2019, "where the yellow bins, mainly containing paper, plastic, and cardboard," according to Syctom, the community responsible for waste management. These highly combustible materials quickly turned the 12,000 m2 facility to ashes and produced a thick cloud of black smoke over the capital. 


« Neither dead nor injured » 

The fire, very powerful, broke out in the basement of the building around 7:30 PM and was only contained around midnight, after the deployment of 200 firefighters, 60 vehicles, and 8 large fire hoses to control the blaze. No injuries have been reported, which is « a first reason for relief » according to the president of Syctom, Corentin Duprey. The police prefecture specifies that 35 employees of the center were evacuated in time. Also, as reported by Le Figaro, the fire only affected this building, without spreading to other nearby facilities. It is «not yet extinguished » this Tuesday, April 8.this morning, the firefighters specify, who expect to have it completely under control by the end of the morning, according to AFP. 

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Netizens on the scene 

The thick cloud of smoke caused by the fire, still active nearly two hours after the incident, was visible from many Parisian neighborhoods, as well as from several cities in the Hauts-de-Sein.e, not Colombes and Levallois-Perret. An impressive spectacle, captured by many Parisians on social media.