VIDEO – The fire Friday afternoon of a textile warehouse of 10,000 m2 and footwear caused the interruption of the A86 motorway and the traffic interruption RER B. One hundred Firefighters were mobilized.
The fire Friday in a textile depot in La Courneuve in Seine-Saint-Denis has caused in the post -Midi cutting off the A86 motorway and the interruption of traffic on the RER B Trains taxiways were cut following a request of firefighters, they skirted indeed the area of the fire.
In the late afternoon, the train was not able to give an hour full resumption of traffic. “Right now the situation is still difficult, recovery, expected in late afternoon may be postponed,” said a spokesman at the Le Figaro .
Part of the RER traffic has been restored to 17 hours between the Gare du Nord and La Courneuve, only in the direction Paris-suburbs, said the prefecture of Seine-Saint-Denis.
resumption of traffic in the direction Paris-suburbs bypass route recommended
In the late afternoon, a statement from the SNCF stated that “the stations of La Plaine – Stade de France, La Courneuve – Aubervilliers, Le Bourget, Drancy and Le Blanc Mesnil were not served. ” Travelers to get to the station from Charles de Gaulle Airport – TGV were invited to take Air France bus from Star Porte Maillot or Gare Montparnasse (with service to the Gare de Lyon) .
It is also advisable for people to go, or from the stations of La Courneuve Aubervilliers or Plaine – Stade de France using lines 7, 12 or 13 of the metro. Shuttles provide connections between Aulnay-sous-Bois and Mitry / Charles de Gaulle.
The SNCF also indicates that the “RER E is very disturbed, with an interruption of traffic between Pantin and Haussmann Saint -Lazare “departures and arrivals of trains taking place in Paris-Est. The line K Transilien, between Paris and Picardy, is also off.
The motorway A86 still closed to traffic
The A86 was cut in two sense to “avoid the traffic problems,” the fire department stating that “there was no risk of the spread of the fire on the tracks.” “The highway is still not open, smoke clearances are too important ‘, indicated at 18:45 firefighters to Le Figaro.
” We can not say when will be open to traffic, the warehouse is still on fire. ” Some 160 people were mobilized, backed by 40 vehicles, said a source in firefighters. Paris firefighters were supported by their colleagues in the Val d’Oise and Seine-et-Marne.
The prefecture states that “the fire started around 14 hours.” Firefighters said no casualties had been reported, despite the total 12,000 square meters of the building burning, “belonging to a Chinese company,” and located in a commercial area “away from homes.
A plume of black smoke was visible from the capital, a strong pungent smell of being felt in the late afternoon in the north of the city.
The fire was visible from afar, like here in the early evening Lilas (CREDITS DR N. CORRE)
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