Residents in Melbourne’s southwest have been given an urgent warning after a lake was contaminated, killing hundreds of fish. The dead fish was discovered floating near the banks of Cherry Lake in Altona on Monday the 14th of March, and visitors to the famous walking spot were shocked to see it. The contamination is thought
South Melbourne Primary School was forced to close due to an industrial fire in Southbank in early May 2021. Just before midnight, a fire started in a packaging firm on the corner of Farrars and Buckhurst streets It took more than two hours and roughly 46 firefighters with long-ladder trucks and aerial backup to put
A truck carrying toilet papers burst into flames on Monday, 25th of January 2021. 26 firefighters battled the blaze, including several spot firesA smoke warning was issued for nearby suburbs and paramedics were deployed to the scene but no-one required treatment. The freeway was closed both directions between Doncaster Road and Tram Road and by 12:30 pm some inbound lanes had reopened to
on 9th of August 2020, a recycling factory went up in flames in Sydney Road, Campbellfield and More than 70 firefighters battled the blaze. A community warning was issued for smoke and residents who are sensitive to smoke were advised to shut their windows and doors and turn off heating or cooling systems in the
The Colbert Road factory caught fire about 8pm on January 18 and took more than 80 firefighters six hours to bring under control. A watch and act message was issued for Campbellfield, Lalor, Somerton, Thomastown, Dallas, Coolaroo and Roxburgh Park as thick black smoke from the fire moved over the northern suburbs. It is believed
A cement spill caused by a machine compressor failure left a compound in Hallam covered in cement dust. CSA Specialised Services were called for an emergency response clean up. On Friday, 8th December we responded to an emergency cement spill located in Hallam. It took thirteen operators and seven of our specialised vehicles to clean
A hydraulic pump burst on a main road in Thomastown, resulting in an emergency response from our team to assist in the clean-up. Yesterday we received a call at 10:46 am regarding a hydraulic oil spill across a main road in Thomastown. Our crew of Stephen Howson, Jim Taleski, Petar Stojkovic, John Yu, Morgan Ngatikaura
A truck towing an A-frame trailer full of 205 litre oil drums tipped while driving through Dandenong leaving oil drums and spilled oil over the road. CSA were called out to an emergency oil spill cleanup on Tuesday 7th March 2017 in Dandenong South as a truck towing an A-frame trailer full of 205 litre