Fire personnel avert major explosion @ Botanic Service Station
According to reports reaching this news site, the fire started around 5:00 P.M., allegedly under a vehicle that was receiving fuel at the time.
And as pump attendants and other persons on the scene dashed away for safety, an individual said to be an Office Generalist at the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services Department grabbed an extinguisher, while a fire officer, who also happened to be on the scene, grabbed another fire extinguisher and both attacked the flame.
The two men were successful in putting out the fire before the pump and the vehicle could be destroyed.
Millions of dollars in damages averted
Chief Fire Officer Zebalon A. McLean confirmed our information, adding that at 5:15 P.M. the Fire Department was called to an incident at the said gas station; however, what they were responding to was a call for investigation because the fire was already extinguished by two fire service employees.
“There might have been an issue with the vehicle that was receiving fuel at the time, but at a gas station you can’t immediately be sure because the number one risk at the gas station is grounding,” Mr McLean stated when questioned on the possible cause of the fire.
The Fire Chief, just a day after he commended his men for containing a major bush fire in Chalwell Estate, was again heaping praises on his charges.
According to him, millions of dollars were saved since if the flame had continued the entire gas station could have been engulfed. “That could have resulted in quite an explosion that would have affected UP’s Cineplex and the nearby Nibbs Garage,” Mr McLean opined.
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17 Responses to “Fire personnel avert major explosion @ Botanic Service Station”
Let's remember the boy who cried wolf. Just a thought
Now this is asinine. Of all places a gas station; who the hell would drive their vehicle with fire under it knowing they could lose their life.