Nelson, Well, all the fuel storage tanks in the heart of Vasco, are a disaster waiting to happen...I used to work for MPT and once as we walked out of the ore handling plant, we could see a huge tank holding kerosene, overflowing!!...I believe they were unloading a tanker at the berth and pumping it into this tank and nobody knew that that it had filled up ....These tanks are massive and hold thousands of liters of fuel....In hindsight, we should have run away from that place.... surprisingly enough, we did not panic!!! In recent years, people were found siphoning off petrol from the pipeline and there was an explosion close to berth 9....At one point, these tanks were located away from the heart of the town, but MPT has added many more berths around this IOC facility ...Hopefully, the Fire Services are trained enough, to meet any eventuality.... The events of last week don't inspire much confidence however!! Naguesh Bhatcar
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:25:08 +0530 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] Vasco on fire > > Vasco sitting on the time bomb > It has been voiced time and again the danger to civilian population by > the facilities in and around Vasco The airport, though fortunately it > has not caused any disaster thus far. The storage oil tanks are like ><<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > must be located outside the limits of personal safety by enforcing > strict regulations existing or legislated. > Nelson Lopes Chinchinim 9850926276
