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It was at 9 o’clock that a fire broke out at the so-called cookie plant at Borealis in Stenungsund. The rescue service confirms to GP that the fire is in the area and announces that no one has been injured.
– It is a smashed compressor that burns and caught fire in a gas line, says Lindqvist.
Is there a risk of something exploding?
– It burns in a gas compression plant, making it clear that there are significant risks. But if it’s poison or risk of explosion, I don’t want to speculate.
During Saturday night, the emergency services also issued a call VMA, an important message to the public, that nearby residents should enter and close windows.
Borealis also confirms that it is burning inside its plant.
– There was a fire in a compressor and therefore the cookie has stopped, says Maria Bildtmark, press contact at Borealis.
The second largest factory in Europe.
Additional Gothenburg units will strengthen rescue work, which also includes units from Stenungsund. How long the work will take is still too early to say.
“It will take many more hours,” Dan Lindqvist said shortly after midnight Sunday.
Do you have the fire under control?
– It is difficult to judge, but we have a good effect on the work we do.
Police are also on site in Stenungsund and consider it a special event.
Borealis in Stenungsund is the only polyethylene and biscuit plant in Sweden. The company is also the second largest manufacturer of polyethylene and polypropylene in Europe. Customers use different plastics to make everything from packaging to vehicle parts.
The factory in Stenungsund has a capacity to produce 750,000 tons of polyethylene per year.
Due to the public warning, GP will not be able to distribute in parts of Stenungsund. We refer our readers in the area to the digital edition of the magazine, eGP.
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