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1st LD: At least one person killed in France plant fire

Xinhua,February 17, 2018 Adjust font size:

PARIS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed and another was missing in a factory fire in northwestern France on Saturday morning, local media reported.

The fire was caused by a blast occurred at around 11:00 a.m. local time in the factory of Saipol, a French agro-industrial group, located in the port area of Dieppe, a commune in Normandy, said the daily Le Parisien.

The fire has been under control, and might have been caused by the explosion of a tank, according to BFMTV citing a local official.

According to media reports, a security perimeter has been set up with the firefighters on site. All residents of the area were asked not to leave their homes. Enditem

 

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