# Fire at Les Canards d'Auzan in the Gers: production halted, 350 employees on technical unemployment

> A fire hit the company Les Canards d'Auzan in Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère on October 29, completely halting production and placing 350 employees on technical unemployment.

**In brief**: Disaster event (severity: notable) in Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère (Gers), first detected on 29 October 2026 at 09:12. Reported by 3 sources (3 articles), last updated on 29 October 2026 at 12:46.

- Category: Disaster
- Severity: Notable
- Place: Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère — Gers
- First detected: 29 October 2026 at 09:12
- Updated: 29 October 2026 at 12:46
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/3643-fire-at-les-canards-d-auzan-in-the-gers-production-halted-350-employees-on

## Coverage angles

Both sides report the same fire and its social consequences, but the left insists on the holiday calendar and the uncertainty of the duration, while the center highlights the total halt of production and the number of employees affected.

**Common ground**

- A fire hit the company Les Canards d'Auzan in Castelnau-d'Auzan-Labarrère, in the Gers.
- 350 employees are placed on technical unemployment.
- Production is halted.

**Differences**

- The left places the event less than two months before the end-of-year holidays and mentions an indeterminate duration of technical unemployment; the center does not mention this calendar or this duration.
- The center specifies that production is completely halted; the left mentions the halt of production without using this phrasing in the provided title.

## Sources (3 articles)

- [350 salariés au chômage technique après un incendie dans le Gers : la production totalement arrêtée](https://actu.fr/occitanie/castelnau-d-auzan-labarrere_32079/350-salaries-au-chomage-technique-apres-un-incendie-dans-le-gers-la-production-totalement-arretee_64988511.html) — Actu.fr, 29 October 2026 at 09:12
- [Un incendie se déclare dans une usine de transformation de canards dans le Gers : à deux mois des fêtes de fin d'année, 350 salariés au chômage technique pour une durée indéterminée](https://www.ladepeche.fr/2026/10/29/un-incendie-ravage-une-usine-de-transformation-de-canards-dans-le-gers-a-deux-mois-des-fetes-de-fin-dannee-350-salaries-au-chomage-technique-pour-une-13625966.php) — La Dépêche du Midi, 29 October 2026 at 09:44
- [350 employés d'une société de transformation de canards au chômage technique après un incendie](https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/gers/auch/350-employes-d-une-societe-de-transformation-de-canards-au-chomage-technique-apres-un-incendie-3441036.html) — France 3 Régions, 29 October 2026 at 12:46

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Fire at Les Canards d'Auzan in the Gers: production halted, 350 employees on technical unemployment”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/3643-fire-at-les-canards-d-auzan-in-the-gers-production-halted-350-employees-on
Methodology: https://acturadar.com/en/methodology