Effluent From Cesspool Truck Used To Douse Gas Station Fire

A quick-thinking cesspool truck operator prevented significant disaster yesterday morning after he emptied effluent from his truck to douse a fire which broke out at the Shell Service Station at Manor Park in St. Andrew.

The fire broke out as customer filled a container with gasoline. A Toyota Hilux pickup truck was partially damaged while a gas pump was destroyed by the blaze.
“A customer was filling a container, and somehow fire broke out, Them a dropped the hose and ran,” Monique Rose a member of staff said, “The Man with the truck came and contained the fire until the fire truck came.”
The customer whose van was damaged in the incident said the fire started at the handle of the gas pump. The back of the vehicle was completely burnt while the engine and front half escaped the wrath of the flames.
The operator of the truck which belongs to Allied Cesspool Emptiers, was across the street emptying septic when the fire broke out.
“Mi could not make it burn down,’ Daniel Dawkins, owner of this unit said. Dawkins and his colleague, Lester Simpson were praised for their actions.
“They prevented a major disaster from happening. If it were not for them the damage would be far worse”, added another person who said he witnessed the incident.
Fire services liaison officer Emello Ebanks said yesterday the firemen had not yet determined the cause of fire,

“I think it might have more answers on Monday,” Eubank told the Observer.

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