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French chemical factory fire a pollution risk for Seine: local official

A fire at a chemicals plant in northern France poses a pollution risk for the nearby Seine river.   R
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  • A fire at a chemicals plant in northern France poses a pollution risk for the nearby Seine river.

 

"We're still fighting the blaze, with the risk that pollution could spill into the Seine if retention ponds overflow," Pierre-Andre Durand told journalists.