A PETROL leak occurred at an Exmouth filling station last week. Fire crews responded to a report of a strong smell of fuel at the Shell Garage in Exeter Road last Friday, January 22, at around 11.33am. Two fire appliances from Exmouth and a gas detector f

A PETROL leak occurred at an Exmouth filling station last week.

Fire crews responded to a report of a strong smell of fuel at the Shell Garage in Exeter Road last Friday, January 22, at around 11.33am.

Two fire appliances from Exmouth and a gas detector from Exeter attended.

The crews confirmed a strong smell of petrol emanating from the forecourt. The electrical supply to the fuel pumps had been isolated.

A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service said: "This was a small leakage of petrol from an underground fuel tank on the forecourt.

"Fire crews used an Environment Agency spill kit to absorb the petrol spillage and isolated the forecourt pumps."

The care of the incident was left with the manageress of the fuel station.