ArcelorMittal France Assessing Cause of Blast-Furnace Fire at Dunkerque Site
31 Mars 2023 - 6:01PM
Dow Jones News
By Pierre Bertrand
ArcelorMittal in France said Friday that it is investigating how
a fire took hold Thursday at one of its blast furnaces in the north
of the country.
At 1239 GMT yesterday, an incident occurred at its site in
Dunkerque, causing a fire at blast furnace 4. No injuries were
reported and production is halted while the area is secured, a
spokesman for ArcelorMittal in France said.
With the support of external experts, teams will be assessing
the site for several days to understand what took place, the
spokesman said.
"To date, we must wait for the results of the expert assessments
before deciding on the time frame for restarting the plant," he
said.
The company is adapting its Dunkerque operations, running a
single blast furnace, to reduce disruptions to customers, the
spokesman said.
This fire is the second in eight days to hit the
Luxembourg-based steelmaker. On March 22, blast furnace A at its
plant in Gijon in northern Spain was damaged after a fire.
Write to Pierre Bertrand at pierre.bertrand@wsj.com
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