Enemalta Fire Section on an emergency clean up operation

Early this morning, as one of the fuel road tankers that supplies fuel to petrol stations was being loaded with a fresh supply of fuel at the Petroleum Division in Birzebbugia, one of the pipes in the truck leaked fuel outside the truck.

Steps were taken immediately to stop the leak and the remaining fuel was shifted to a safe place as a precaution. Enemalta Fire Section was called to remove the spilled fuel from the installation and a fuel clean-up operation was carried out with the help of employees from the Petroleum Division.

Fire-fighters from the Civil Protection Department, who are currently visiting Enemalta on a familiarization programme, were invited to watch the fuel clean-up in order to acquaint themselves with Enemalta's emergency procedures.

By 10.00 a.m., the clean-up operation was successfully completed and operations at the Petroleum Division resumed soon afterwards.