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#13123733

22 December 2025

The A7 motorway is closed during the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site located in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, and the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons. All residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123737

22 December 2025

An alert message is sent to phones during the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site located in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123738

22 December 2025

An alert message is sent to phones during the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site located in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123730

22 December 2025

The Elkem plant is located on the right of the image during the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site, in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123731

22 December 2025

People are confined to buildings in the chemical valley following the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site located in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123732

22 December 2025

People are confined to buildings in the chemical valley following the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site located in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123734

22 December 2025

The Elkem plant is located on the right of the image during the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site, in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123735

22 December 2025

The Elkem plant is located on the right of the image during the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site, in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13123736

22 December 2025

The Elkem plant is located on the right of the image during the explosions at 2:45 p.m. at the Elkem chemical plant, a high threshold Seveso site, in the Saint Fons chemical valley in France, on December 22, 2025. Four people are seriously injured, the A7 motorway is closed for safety reasons, and all residents in the valley and the town of Saint Fons are ordered to remain indoors.

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#13054639

3 December 2025

Workers of a barbershop and smoke shop clean up debris and damage outside and inside the storefronts following an incident where multiple suspects reportedly use a Molotov cocktail in an arson attack at 131 Christopher St. within the confines of the sixth precinct in Manhattan, New York, United States, on December 3, 2025. The incident transpires on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 AM, and it is reported that a device is used in the arson. An investigation is currently underway by the FDNY and the New York City Police Department as they establish a security cordon to search for those who commit the crime. It is unknown at this time what type of device it is; however, numerous sources report it is a Molotov cocktail. Several investigators are on the scene where numerous windows at a barbershop are shattered and broken. Evidence markers line the street at the scene of the crime. Several evidence bags with evidence collected from inside the building and outside are carried by investigators with the NYPD crime scene unit. The crime scene clears after 2:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

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#13054640

3 December 2025

Workers of a barbershop and smoke shop clean up debris and damage outside and inside the storefronts following an incident where multiple suspects reportedly use a Molotov cocktail in an arson attack at 131 Christopher St. within the confines of the sixth precinct in Manhattan, New York, United States, on December 3, 2025. The incident transpires on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 AM, and it is reported that a device is used in the arson. An investigation is currently underway by the FDNY and the New York City Police Department as they establish a security cordon to search for those who commit the crime. It is unknown at this time what type of device it is; however, numerous sources report it is a Molotov cocktail. Several investigators are on the scene where numerous windows at a barbershop are shattered and broken. Evidence markers line the street at the scene of the crime. Several evidence bags with evidence collected from inside the building and outside are carried by investigators with the NYPD crime scene unit. The crime scene clears after 2:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

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#13054641

3 December 2025

Workers of a barbershop and smoke shop clean up debris and damage outside and inside the storefronts following an incident where multiple suspects reportedly use a Molotov cocktail in an arson attack at 131 Christopher St. within the confines of the sixth precinct in Manhattan, New York, United States, on December 3, 2025. The incident transpires on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 AM, and it is reported that a device is used in the arson. An investigation is currently underway by the FDNY and the New York City Police Department as they establish a security cordon to search for those who commit the crime. It is unknown at this time what type of device it is; however, numerous sources report it is a Molotov cocktail. Several investigators are on the scene where numerous windows at a barbershop are shattered and broken. Evidence markers line the street at the scene of the crime. Several evidence bags with evidence collected from inside the building and outside are carried by investigators with the NYPD crime scene unit. The crime scene clears after 2:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

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3 December 2025

Workers of a barbershop and smoke shop clean up debris and damage outside and inside the storefronts following an incident where multiple suspects reportedly use a Molotov cocktail in an arson attack at 131 Christopher St. within the confines of the sixth precinct in Manhattan, New York, United States, on December 3, 2025. The incident transpires on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 AM, and it is reported that a device is used in the arson. An investigation is currently underway by the FDNY and the New York City Police Department as they establish a security cordon to search for those who commit the crime. It is unknown at this time what type of device it is; however, numerous sources report it is a Molotov cocktail. Several investigators are on the scene where numerous windows at a barbershop are shattered and broken. Evidence markers line the street at the scene of the crime. Several evidence bags with evidence collected from inside the building and outside are carried by investigators with the NYPD crime scene unit. The crime scene clears after 2:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

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#13054643

3 December 2025

Workers of a barbershop and smoke shop clean up debris and damage outside and inside the storefronts following an incident where multiple suspects reportedly use a Molotov cocktail in an arson attack at 131 Christopher St. within the confines of the sixth precinct in Manhattan, New York, United States, on December 3, 2025. The incident transpires on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 AM, and it is reported that a device is used in the arson. An investigation is currently underway by the FDNY and the New York City Police Department as they establish a security cordon to search for those who commit the crime. It is unknown at this time what type of device it is; however, numerous sources report it is a Molotov cocktail. Several investigators are on the scene where numerous windows at a barbershop are shattered and broken. Evidence markers line the street at the scene of the crime. Several evidence bags with evidence collected from inside the building and outside are carried by investigators with the NYPD crime scene unit. The crime scene clears after 2:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

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3 December 2025

Workers of a barbershop and smoke shop clean up debris and damage outside and inside the storefronts following an incident where multiple suspects reportedly use a Molotov cocktail in an arson attack at 131 Christopher St. within the confines of the sixth precinct in Manhattan, New York, United States, on December 3, 2025. The incident transpires on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 AM, and it is reported that a device is used in the arson. An investigation is currently underway by the FDNY and the New York City Police Department as they establish a security cordon to search for those who commit the crime. It is unknown at this time what type of device it is; however, numerous sources report it is a Molotov cocktail. Several investigators are on the scene where numerous windows at a barbershop are shattered and broken. Evidence markers line the street at the scene of the crime. Several evidence bags with evidence collected from inside the building and outside are carried by investigators with the NYPD crime scene unit. The crime scene clears after 2:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

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3 December 2025

Workers of a barbershop and smoke shop clean up debris and damage outside and inside the storefronts following an incident where multiple suspects reportedly use a Molotov cocktail in an arson attack at 131 Christopher St. within the confines of the sixth precinct in Manhattan, New York, United States, on December 3, 2025. The incident transpires on Wednesday morning at approximately 3:11 AM, and it is reported that a device is used in the arson. An investigation is currently underway by the FDNY and the New York City Police Department as they establish a security cordon to search for those who commit the crime. It is unknown at this time what type of device it is; however, numerous sources report it is a Molotov cocktail. Several investigators are on the scene where numerous windows at a barbershop are shattered and broken. Evidence markers line the street at the scene of the crime. Several evidence bags with evidence collected from inside the building and outside are carried by investigators with the NYPD crime scene unit. The crime scene clears after 2:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

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