It’s an explosion that brings back sad memories. This Monday, thick black smoke hangs over the city of Rockton, Illinois, United States. It is a chemical plant of the Lubrizol group that was the victim of a huge fire before seeing the site undergo several explosions.
The inhabitants closest to the site were evacuated according to several local media. The fire started around 7 am local time at the company named Chemtool, one of the largest lubricant manufacturers in the United States. Explosions were then heard. The images of the site explosion are very impressive.
According to the NBC reporter on the spot, Elise Romas, who reports the words of the fire chief, Kirk Wilson, there were no serious injuries but the complete control of the fire could take several days. Smoke is visible for miles around, and on meteorological instruments.
Something cold in the backs of the inhabitants of Rouen and the surroundings, for whom the memory of the fire of September 26, 2019, of the factory of the same lubricants company is still alive as it had caused damage and pollute the city.
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