Australia: Caltex deploys on-site refuelling trucks to aid firefighters' struggle
Caltex Australia’s on-site refuelling trucks are maintaining regular deliveries to emergency services working on the frontline of firefighting efforts in the Peel and South West regions of Western Australia.
The company´s use of on-site refuelling trucks means firefighting vehicles don´t need to leave the area to fill-up with fuel at the nearest town.
Caltex is instead delivering the fuel to the fire crews to ensure they can continue their efforts, said the company in a statement.
Under the escort of emergency services, Caltex trucks have also made deliveries to towns that had been cut-off from normal fuel supply routes due to the fires.
As a result, the only Caltex site unable to provide fuel is in the town of Harvey, which has been evacuated.
All other Caltex retail sites across the Peel and South West regions remain open and supplied with all fuel grades due to the coordinated supply efforts.
Three people remain disappeared and 100 homes have been destroyed by the major bush fire which has already burnt down 130,965 acres in Western Australia, reported Reuters.
