French PM oversees creation of compensation funds for parties affected by Lubrizol fire A month after the blaze at the Lubrizol factory outside the northern city of Rouen, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has vowed to ensure that those who have suffered economically receive swift compensation from the company, which has set up a fund for farmers and other affected parties. The cause of one of France's worst industrial fires of recent times is still not yet known. Smoke from the inferno, which consumed over 5,000 tonnes of chemical products, spread up to 22 kilometres (14 miles) from the site, prompting widespread pollution concerns. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES