Lubrizol, backfire of the inhabitants on the social networks

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A farmer with a sooty hand in Saint-Martin-du-Vivier, near Rouen where the Lubrizol fire occurred on September 30, 2019. AFP Photos / Lou Benoist

The inhabitants of Seine-Maritime let out their anger on the social networks concerning the fire management of the Lubrizol plant and the health and ecological crisis that followed by the French government.

Many Internet users are mobilizing mainly on the Internet to know " the truth " about the consequences that this industrial catastrophe will have on their health and on the environment. On social networks, many calls to organize are launched. The Facebook group called " Collectif Lubrizol " collects testimonials.

On the Change.org platform, a petition titled " Health and Environmental Investigation into the Consequences of Fire " brings together more than 83,000 signatures at the time this article is written. An online prize pool on Leetchi is being launched to fund " pollution tests, independently and civilly ".

Doubt about the prefecture's speech

The tone rises on social networks, many Twitter users question the willingness of transparency posted by the authorities. In less than five days, we went from " the fire is controlled " to " smoke plume not presenting" acute toxicity " " according to the prefecture of Seine-Maritime. " Acute toxicity is when one dies right away ? "Quizzes a surfer.

#Lubrizol factory on fire
The thick cloud of black fiumée loaded with hydrocarbons that are deposited everywhere ...
"No acute toxicity" ... ensures the prefect of maritime Seine.
"Acute toxicity" probably means that you could die right away ??? https: //t.co/L2JByiAnCN

News releases follow suit by inviting people to " wash their hands well, wash fruits and vegetables, do not come into direct contact with soot and use household gloves " to clean the combustion residues of the fire , they certify at the same time that the air is of " usual quality " and that the water remains drinkable despite two reports of its sometimes blackish color. " It's not soot falling from the sky, but hydrocarbons, " react the Internet users with photos and videos in support. " The air is still unbreathable, " adds another.

Here are two samples of water harvested Thursday by a farmer whose exploitation is located about twenty kilometers from #Lubrizol #Rouen. The first, recovered in a gutter, is completely opaque. The second comes from a puddle of water. pic.twitter.com/Ar3wp6EAsE

" Black water runs in our faucets ", fulminate some netizens, which was denied by the authorities after investigation. Some, on the other hand, are sick with nausea, vomiting and dizziness while breathing in a pungent, pungent atmosphere. The prefecture issued a decree restricting the sales of farms in the communes of the department.

It's not soot falling from the sky but hydrocarbons. The government did not want to frenzy the population but what is happening is really worrying. #MensongeDetat #Lubrizol #Rouen pic.twitter.com/o8LhW7kRFS

" I just dumped 5,000 liters of milk in the sewage ditch and tweetered a farmer . Internet users also publish numerous humorous posts, with great shots montages and video pastiches of the Tv Chernobyl series to adapt to local circumstances while the famous slogan " I am Charlie " becomes " I know Rouen " recalling that a black rain hit the city and the region. Toxic or not? This is the question hitherto unanswered.

Fortunately we were told that water is drinkable in Rouen pic.twitter.com/CbY7llEUw2