Incident
Hazardous materials
Date
3.45am - 05 July 2023
Last updated
7.39am - 05 July 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Initial
Location
Drake
Attending station
Greenbank
1 crew from Greenbank and 1x Fire Officer was mobilised to the Drake Circus area in Plymouth to a report of a Nitrogen tank emitting some form of gas.
Once on scene, crews managed to cordon off the area and liaised with British Oxygen Company. Approximately 45litres of Nitrogen was allowed to emit into open air and crews worked to unfreeze the the valve with 1x hose reel jet. This allowed crews to stop the leak.