Fire Fight Is Suspended

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Fire Fight Is Suspended
Updated: 16:44, Monday December 12, 2005

Firefighters battling the fuel depot blaze have been withdrawn amid fears a tank of highly volatile fuel could explode.

Chief Fire Officer Roy Wilshire said: "We have withdrawn our firefighters because the last thing we want is human tragedy."

The fire crews have been spraying foam and water on the blaze since 8am and have succeeded in extinguishing 12 of the 20 tank fires.

However during the operation one of the tanks erupted near another tank which the fire service fears may contain extremely volatile fuel.

Mr Wilshire said: "We are holding back at the moment but still spraying the tank with cooling jets. We intend to go back on the offensive as soon as possible."