Pollution
Humain
Environnement
Economique

A fire broke out at around 2:00 p.m. at the loading bay of a produce wholesaler’s. Four refrigerated lorries owned by the wholesaler were parked at the loading bay. The firefighters halted traffic in the area and extinguished the fire before it was able to reach the storehouse. Three lorries were gutted and a fourth was badly damaged. Neither the produce nor the refrigeration equipment (charged with chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant) was damaged. The vehicles were subsequently cooled to prevent the fire rekindling. The firefighters left at 5:45 p.m. The gas and electric utilities arrived at the scene. The police classified the fire as arson.