Smoke rises from a fire at a factory of Lubrizol in Rouen, France, September 26, 2019, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Blas Garcia Photography via REUTERS
September 26, 2019
PARIS (Reuters) – A large fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday at a French factory in the northern port city of Rouen, local authorities said.
Authorities added there were no reported victims at this stage. The fire at the factory of Lubrizol – a company that makes specialty chemicals – had started around 0240 local time (0040 GMT).
Around 130 firefighters were currently tackling the blaze at the site, and a security cordon had been put in place.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, Arthur Connan and Pascal Rossignol; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
