Mitchell car yard fire

Mechanic down the street reckons the guy was using an electric drill to drill a hole in the bottom of the fuel tank to drain it. When the fuel poured over the 240v drill it all went up.

Probably the best outcome for the individual involved because presumably after he did whatever he was doing he was going to weld it back up again, which would have been much more spectacular.

shirty_bear said :

I’ve seen an allegation that it was ignited by a worker attempting to drain a petrol tank. By drilling a hole in it.

I really hope this is true.

Nah, it was when he was finished and tried to weld it back up…

shirty_bear said :

I’ve seen an allegation that it was ignited by a worker attempting to drain a petrol tank. By drilling a hole in it.

I really hope this is true.

I heard that he was searching for some dropped keys with a lighter.

shirty_bear said :

I’ve seen an allegation that it was ignited by a worker attempting to drain a petrol tank. By drilling a hole in it.

I really hope this is true.

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I’ve seen an allegation that it was ignited by a worker attempting to drain a petrol tank. By drilling a hole in it.

I really hope this is true.

I don’t think it’s appropriate to be so flippant about this seerius insadent.

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