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Big Fire in the Course of an Electric Transformer Near Lyon, the Visible Smoke Plume

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The fire on a TEN transformer is underway in Échalas (Rhône), near the metropolis of Lyon this Wednesday evening. Many firefighters are on site.
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A 400,000-volt electric transformer caught fire in the evening of Wednesday, June 4 near Lyon. Many rescues were dispatched to try to extinguish it. The smoke plume was visible miles away. There was no consequence on the distribution of electricity.

On Wednesday 4 June, at 6 p.m., a fire broke out on a 400,000-volt transformer in Échalas, south of Lyon. The disaster mobilized 46 firefighters and 19 vehicles. The Gendarmerie nationale, the RTE teams (Electricity Transport Network), the mayor of Échalas and the elected representatives of the neighbouring communes were also [...] The article Rhône: an electric station is burning in Échalas causing an impressive smoke plume appeared first on Ly…

This Wednesday at the end of the afternoon, many inhabitants of the Rhône and motorists were able to see a thick plume of smoke in the south of the Lyon conglomeration.

A large plume of black smoke was visible this Wednesday evening south of Lyon. Because: an electric transformer caught fire in Echalas, bordering the Rhône and the Loire. See more

A fire is under way on Wednesday 4 June on a TEN transformer at the level of the commune of Échalas, near Lyon.

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The fire started at 6:02 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, in Echalas. Firefighters intervened on a 400,000-volt electric transformer.

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actu.fr broke the news in on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
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