A wild rave party gathered 1,500 to 2,000 people on Saturday in an industrial wasteland in Lens (Pas-de-Calais), in the presence of the police who prevented the arrival of new participants due in particular to the dangerousness of the site, announced the prefecture .
This undeclared rave party “takes place within a vast industrial site of several hectares (…) particularly dangerous and complex because of its geographical location (in the immediate vicinity of the A21 motorway which is not fenced, a river and the Nexans company which had to cease its activity because of the intrusions), its unstable roofs and the presence of pits“, writes the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais in a press release.
The police “have set up several roadblocks to prevent the influx of additional arrivals” And “secure the highway“, after having noted its crossing by pedestrians, continues the prefecture.
Launched in the night from Friday to Saturday, the rave party must end on Sunday evening, according to the secretary general of the prefecture, Alain Castanier, reporting an exchange with an organizer, member of the Techno + association.
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The number of participants was estimated Saturday afternoon at 1,500 to 2,000, he added, explaining that the police had been alerted the previous night by residents. “If we can stop (the gathering), we will, but in these buildings, it seems complicated“, he summed up, stressing that the authorities were doing “the maximumto prevent an accident from occurring.