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Point Cook members took part in one of their more smelly operations recently after waste at Werribee tip went up in smoke.
Firefighters were called to the landfill site at Wests Road in Werribee just after 5pm on Friday January 27 after reports of large plumes of black smoke.
Eighteen CFA and MFB vehicles and council water tankers and excavators took 2 hours to bring the fire under control.
Water was pumped from a dam near the site to help extinguish the rubbish fire.
Incident Controller Darryl Wells from Werribee brigade brought the operation to a close at 9pm and responsibility for monitoring the site was handed back to the local Wyndham tip operators.
Advice messages were issued during the incident to keep the community informed and aware of why there was smoke in the area.
CFA brigades involved were: Caroline Springs, Hoppers Crossing, Lara, Little River, Melton, Point Cook, Rockbank, Truganina, Werribee, and Wyndham Vale.
Incident Controller Darryl Wells from Werribee brigade brought the operation to a close at 9pm and responsibility for monitoring the site was handed back to the local Wyndham tip operators.
Advice messages were issued during the incident to keep the community informed and aware of why there was smoke in the area. CFA brigades involved were: Caroline Springs, Hoppers Crossing, Lara, Little River, Melton, Point Cook, Rockbank, Truganina, Werribee, and Wyndham Vale.
For the full story with photos of Point Cook firefighters in action see CFA Connect. |
Crews from Point Cook, Hoppers Crossing, Werribee and Truganina had to ferry water to the scene from a nearby dam as there was no mains water available.