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Smoke tire this morning near the Bassens oil depot in Gironde

Gironde: Yellow Vests Protesters Block Bassens Oil Depot

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Yellow vests blocked the roundabout access to the Ambès oil depot, located in Bassens (Gironde) this Thursday 3rd January, 2019. New action of yellow vests this Thursday, January 3, 2019 . Dozens of protesters blocked the roundabout access to the Ambès oil depot , located in Bassens (Gironde), but failed to reach the site. For several hours, trucks could not enter or leave the […]

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Gironde: Two explosions in an industrial area, two injured firefighters

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The origin of these explosions and the death toll is still unknown … The people of Bassens, north of Bordeaux (Gironde) , were awakened Sunday morning by two loud bangs. Two explosions have indeed occurred shortly before 7 am on the site of an enterprise transport of hazardous materials, slightly injuring two firefighters.   2 […]

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