More must see video: Tanker fire at gasoline station in Australia. Tank rupture caught on video as fireball engulfs service station.
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This fire occurred on Friday in Maddington, Perth, Australia. The fire began as a gasoline tanker drive was filling the underground tanks at a service station. No one was injured in the fire.
Watch what happens starting at about 49 seconds into the video as a fire rapidly takes over the entire structure. Perth Now reporter Chris Robinson interviewed Fire and Emergency Services of Western Australia (FESA)operational services officer Paul Ryan about this. Here are excerpts:
“On arrival, the guys found some tyres had started to ignite and some of the fuel areas around the garage had started to burn, so they started to cool the tank,” he said.
“The tank started to bulge a little bit and started pressurising, (and) the guys then backed off from that area.
“The side of the tanker which was facing the service station then ruptured.”
Mr Ryan praised the efforts of the fire crews at the scene in placing water on the side of the tank to keep the strength of the aluminium in place, preventing further damage.
“If they hadn’t have done that, there was a possibility it may have failed, and taken some of our crews… so it was very good fire fighting by our personnel,” he said.
