Rouen Residents Demand Government Action After Massive Fire In Chemical Plant
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- By Zlatica Hoke
Thousands of people protested Tuesday in the northern French city of Rouen to denounce the consequences for health and the environment of last week's fire at a chemical factory. The blaze that broke out early Thursday ravaged the Lubrizol chemical plant in Rouen, a port city on the river Seine and the capital of Normandy, and created a huge black cloud over the region. VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports.