Chemical Factory Blaze Blankets Melbourne Suburb in Toxic Smoke - Firefighters
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th August, 2018) A huge fire at a chemical factory in West Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne in Australia, has covered a part of the city in toxic smoke, the city fire brigade said.
"There is a large amount of toxic smoke which may impact the area within a 2km radius of Somerville Road," a statement by the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade read.
Crews were alerted to the blaze just after 5 a.m. and arrived when the factory was fully alight. A hundred firefighters have surrounded the blaze and are struggling to contain it by attacking flames on all sides and from above. The Environment Protection Agency is assisting in the effort.