- Title: France to unveil list of chemicals in Rouen fire - French minister
- Date: 1st October 2019
- Summary: ROUEN, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 26, 2019) (REUTERS) SMOKE SPREADING ABOVE BRIDGE
- Embargoed: 15th October 2019 17:20
- Keywords: Rouen factory fire pollutants national assembly Elisabeth Borne
- Location: PARIS AND ROUEN, FRANCE
- City: PARIS AND ROUEN, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Fires
- Reuters ID: LVA008AZ9OTHJ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: French Transport and Environment Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday (October 1) said the government will unveil a list of chemicals that burned during a chemical factory fire last week.
A large fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday (September 26) at a factory in the northern port city of Rouen, local authorities said. The fire at the factory of Lubrizol - a company that makes specialty chemicals - had started around 0240 local time (0040 GMT).
Although rumours circulated online stating the fire has unleashed pollutants in the atmosphere that could pose health risks to residents, the government has said it is still unsure whether or not any pollutants are in the air.
France is slated to unveil later on Tuesday the list of chemicals that burned in the plant.
Questioned by member of parliament Francois Ruffin, who critiques the government for lacking transparency regarding the list of chemicals, questioned Borne on why it took five days for the government to release it.
Borne said state services had to conduct sampling and experiments to identify the list.
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