Service station gas leak scare

CFA crews from Emerald and Clematis were called out to prevent a major gas leak last week.
The CFA was called to the Emerald Shell service station at 8.13am on Friday, 25 November after LPG started escaping from the fuel tank of a Ford Falcon.
Police attended the scene along with 14 members of the CFA, who found they could not remove the pump nozzle from the tank without the possibility of leaking the entire tank of about 100 litres of LP gas.
The CFA eventually attached a siphon to the ute’s gas converter and burned off the gas.
It took the crews almost three hours to make the scene safe.
Clematis CFA lieutenant Peter Richardson said the driver had done the right thing by reattaching the nozzle to ensure no gas escaped and calling the CFA as soon as he knew there was a problem.
“There was no immediate danger thanks to the driver’s quick thinking,” Mr Richardson said.
The CFA has also warned against drivers attempting to fix problems with their LPG systems themselves.
Emerald CFA third lieutenant Colin Griffin said such a practice was illegal and could put the public in danger.