The fire started at the Lesieur Cristal factory shortly before midnight, it added. The flames were contained by 2:00 am and were completely extinguished around 3:25 am with the help of extinguishing foam.

The fire has led to the collapse of a storage depot, while its causes have not yet been determined, according to the same source. As soon as the fire was reported.

The civil protection services rushed to the scene as soon as a report was received. Seven fire tanker trucks and two ambulances were dispatched. A fire tanker truck is still on the premises, the Regional Command added.

The fire, which started in a "storage depot of finished products," was quickly under control "thanks to the commendable efforts of local authorities and firefighters," a statement from Lesieur Cristal said.

Analysis of the causes and circumstances of this incident "is underway," it concluded.