UK : Investigation to follow Fire Incident at BP Service Station in York
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Monday, 16 February 2009 |
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There was high drama at a BP York petrol station when a police van caught fire as it was being filled up.
 Local fire officer said the fire had posed less danger than may have
been expected because of the safety features fitted at petrol stations.
The blaze was brought under control quickly by firefighters, who are
now investigating. It is believed the generator that powers heating and
lighting on the mobile police station caused the fire.
Petrol station owner Graham Kennedy was one of the men who tried to put
out the blaze. “I was here for a meeting,” he said. “I was just about
to leave and was getting a sandwich, and the police wagon went on fire,
very quickly.
Allan Blackledge, watch manager at York fire station, said this was the
first time he could remember attending a fire at a petrol station. He
said he thought the generator fitted to the mobile police station used
to power its heating and lighting had been responsible for the blaze
rather than the vehicle’s engine.
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