NSW: Gas cylinder on fire in south west Sydney
05 Mar 2009 12:13 AM
SYDNEY, March 4 AAP - A one kilometre evacuation zone has been set up around a factory in Sydney's south-west following a gas explosion.
About 7pm (AEDT) on Wednesday a 5,000 litre lpg gas cylinder caught alight in an engineering factory at Graham Hill Road, Narellan.
It took about 70 fire fighters two hours to contain and extinguish the blaze.
"We have an aggressive high pressure gas fire which threatened to spread to several nearby factory complexes," Superintendent Ian Krimmer from the NSW fire brigade said.
"Fortunately we are in a industrial area and no residents have been impacted."
"There's only been minor damage to a workshop area."
A one kilometre evacuation zone has been set up around the factory as a precautionary measure, Supt Krimmer added.
A full investigation of the incident will be conducted by Workcover and fire authorities on Thursday morning.
