Firefighters mop up after Shropshire oil accident
Nearly 20 firefighters were called to help stop oil spilling into drains and water supplies after a 250-gallon oil tank burst at a Shropshire home. Nearly 20 firefighters were called to help stop oil spilling into drains and water supplies after a 250-gallon oil tank burst at a Shropshire home. The heating tank at a home in Cooks Cross in Alveley, near Bridgnorth, split at its base at about 7.40pm yesterday. A total of 17 firefighters from Bridgnorth and Tweedale in Telford were called to the scene in an attempt to prevent the oil spilling into drains and the water supply.
Nearly 20 firefighters were called to help stop oil spilling into drains and water supplies after a 250-gallon oil tank burst at a Shropshire home.
The heating tank at a home in Cooks Cross in Alveley, near Bridgnorth, split at its base at about 7.40pm yesterday.
A total of 17 firefighters from Bridgnorth and Tweedale in Telford were called to the scene in an attempt to prevent the oil spilling into drains and the water supply.
Firefighters spent more than three hours at the home before the Environment Agency was drafted in to deal with the spill.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The oil tank split at the base and crews used environmental packs that were put down over drains to prevent liquid getting into them."
A spokeswoman for the Environment Agency said officers would be going back out to the scene of the burst tank later today to assess any damage to the area.
