Nearly a month after the Lubrizol plant fire in Rouen, residents are still waiting for answers and help. While the Prime Minister Édouard Philippe must go on site Friday, direct residents of the site, living in the town of Petit-Quevilly, less than 500 meters, are organized. Very psychologically touched, these people will unite in an association, to be able to take steps together with the insurance, the public authorities, and perhaps lawsuits.
More than 80 residents want to unite in this structure, like Emilie, who is among those who launch the association. And a month after the fire, the explosions of Lubrizol still haunt his daily life. "I am in a state of post-traumatic shock, because I saw my last hour arrive," she tells the microphone of Europe 1. "That morning, I was afraid to die and especially my I really want to leave, to sell my house, not to be in this environment distressing, "says one who has already brought a real estate agent.
"The people of the neighborhood are relatively modest people"
For the inhabitants, this association would allow them to be stronger, together, on all levels. "We, we have experienced the fire in full force, in front of our windows," said Alexandre Ferron, who hopes to file the statutes of the association at the end of school holidays. Such a structure would enable them to cope better with the significant financial costs involved in dealing with insurance and public authorities. "I had to put figures, if I wanted to do, forensic expert, usher, blood test, soil, pollutants, at the scale of our family of four, there is for 3,000 euros", testifies t he for Europe 1. But, he stresses, "the people of the neighborhood are relatively modest people".
Alexandre Ferron also directly appeals to the American boss of Lubrizol. "Today, the expectation of the inhabitants is to have real answers, but also a minimum of consideration," he says, calling for a meeting with Eric Schnur. "No one has ever met Lubrizol".