Nothing to worry about? French authorities admit over 5,200 tons of chemicals went up in flames during recent blaze in Rouen

FILE PHOTO. Smoke emits from the Lumizol plant near Rouen on September AFP Philippe Lopez

A whopping 5,253 tons of assorted chemicals, mainly oil and fuel additives, have been destroyed in a major blaze at a chemical plant in Rouen that prompted fears of potential health harm and environmental damage last week.

The detailed report on what exactly burned in the September 26 incident at the plant, operated by US multinational chemical firm Lubrizol, was released by local administration on Tuesday.

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