Near Montpellier. Brissac quarry: metal conveyor belts destroyed by fire
Actu.fr, October 24, 2024 (excerpt)

Fire alert at 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at the Brissac quarry in the Gangeois region, north of Montpellier: metal conveyor belts used to transport ore were completely engulfed in flames at the CMSE (Carrières & Matériaux Sud-Est) extraction site operated by Colas, at Le Devois de la Vernède, on the Notre-Dame-de-Londres road.

Some fifteen conveyors were destroyed and twenty damaged, and may still be out of use. The offices, other adjoining buildings and the fleet of Colas vehicles were spared. The fifteen or so employees could find themselves out of work, while the provisional loss is estimated at 6 million euros. Fire detection experts and technicians from the criminal identification unit of the Hérault Gendarmerie are on the scene.

Brissac fire: the research department investigates
Midi Libre, October 27, 2024

The gendarmes of the Montpellier research unit have been entrusted with the investigation into the major fire at the Brissac quarry, operated by CMSE, a subsidiary of the Colas Group, which occurred on Thursday October 24 at around 7am. This tends to prove that a criminal explanation is favored in this case. According to our information, several fire starters were discovered on site. Some thirty conveyor belts were destroyed, representing a loss of several million euros. Not to mention the fact that operations have been halted ever since.

CMSE, which stands for Carrières et Matériaux Sud-Est, is the Colas Group’s company for the south-east quarter of France. It manufactures and markets materials for the building, public works and civil engineering sectors (housing, roads and infrastructure of all kinds). With its 40 quarries spread over 18 départements, including the one located on the isolated site south of Brissac, CMSE markets aggregates delivered to industrial, corporate and construction site customers.

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