“We don’t know what’s in there,” wonders a resident. This would be burnt waste intended for road surfacing…” barge docked on theavenue des Chantiers gives off pestilential odors, according to local residents docks of Oise canalin Longueil-Annel. She arrived Friday December 27 or Saturday December 28.
Responding on behalf of Gigithe barge is the subject of a investigation of the river gendarmeriebased in Noyon. “The firefighters came to carry out analyses,” said one of the two local residents interviewed as witnesses. To determine if the fumes evaporating are toxic. It’s in progress.”
“He said he had until January 5”
Three quarters of dock residents complain about the smells. The owner, contacted by the gendarmes on Monday December 30, replied that he was not in Longueil-Annel. “He went on vacation,” a witness believes.
“He said he would leave on Sunday January 5,” says Mayor Daniel Beurdeley. In the meantime, he’s not going to move the barge. For local residents, it’s not easy to live with…”
Also heard as a witness, the mayor alerted the sub-prefecture. For their part, the police called environmental organizations.
