17 März 2021

Handling contaminated effluent after a fire

Séché Urgences Interventions La-Guerche-de-Bretagne Environmental emergencies and risk prevention Emergency interventions and safeguarding

on November 14, 2020, fire broke out in a company processing electrical and electronic waste in southwest France. Séché Urgences Interventions was called out in the middle of the weekend, and was able to intervene within a few hours at this classified facility. Its teams were tasked with pumping out the "incendiary" water used to extinguish the fire.

In the event of a fire on a ICPE, regulations require that all water used during extinguishing be collected in a basin and then analyzed. They are then discharged or evacuated to an approved treatment center depending on the results of the analyses.

Using a 30-ton shovel, teams from Séché Urgences Interventions (SUI) first secured the potentially reactive products present on site. To prevent any risk of the fire restarting, they also set up surveillance of any hot spots thanks to its thermographic cameras.

The actual pumping collected over 270 m3 of fire water. 270 m3 to be evacuated as quickly as possible. In record time, SUI succeeded in mobilizing nearly 12 tankers and finding an approved treatment center ready to receive them by the weekend.

The resources in place
4 employees Séché Urgences Intervention
1 hydrocureur for pumping water and sludge
12 tankers for collecting polluted water
1 30-ton shovel for securing the site
Infrared cameras and gas detectors

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Environmental pollution: an expert, certified solution

Capable of mobilizing equipment and personnel trained and empowered in fire and chemical risks at any time, SUI was able to carry out this delicate operation while ensuring the safety of people and the environment. QSE-certified expertise (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45 001)

FIRE? THE RIGHT THINKING

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