This is an annex to the Volvic factory, a small building of around twenty square meters, which was affected by this malicious act, according to the gendarmerie.
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A Volvic water bottling factory was the victim of an arson attack on Wednesday May 1, around 6 a.m., in Volvic, in Puy-de-Dôme, Agence Radio France learned from concordant sources, confirming a information from BFMTV
According to the gendarmerie, it was an annex to the Volvic factory, a small building of around twenty square meters, which was affected by this malicious act this Wednesday morning. The gendarmerie reports a “blast”.
On site, protest tags were found, with environmentalist messages such as “water extractivism – no, but water”. The fire also affected the factory’s electrical system. “There was no production today because it is May 1st. Production was supposed to start on Thursday which will not be possibleVolvic management explained to AFP. All our teams are mobilized to be able to restart as quickly as possible.”
“The damage is technical and has no impact on water quality”assured Volvic, “condemning with the greatest firmness this act which aims to harm the activity of a historic local company.” A complaint was filed by Volvic, belonging to the Danone group, with the gendarmerie. Contacted by Agence Radio France on Wednesday evening, the public prosecutor of Clermont-Ferrand, Dominique Paugam-Puechmaille, indicated that an investigation for “aggravated damage” had been opened. This investigation was entrusted to the gendarmerie research section.
