Smoke billows into the sky from one of two fires that started overnight on a petrochemical facility owned by American firm LyondellBasell at the refineries around the Etang de Berre, near Marseille, southern France, France, July 14, 2015. - Reuters
PARIS, July 14, 2015 (AFP) - Two explosions which sparked huge fires at a petrochemical plant in southern France early Tuesday are believed to have been the result of a "malicious act", sources said.
Police said no one was injured in the explosions that happened in Berre-l’Etang near Marseille-Marignane airport at 3:00 am (0100 GMT).
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