Welders set scrap car alight while removing parts

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service was called out to a blaze in the area of George Town landfill on Wednesday but this time it wasn’t Mount Trashmore that was on fire. A spokesperson for the fire service said it had received a call around noon from a member of the public stating that the dump was on fire. As a result the domestic crews responded immediately but soon found when they got to the area that the fire was not at the landfill but in the vicinity of the Redimix Concrete Plant. Fire crews discovered thata car which was being scraped for parts had been set alight by the welders as a result of leaking gas.

Fuel had reportedly leaked out from the tank on the frame of the car and that together with the men using a welding torch to cut the axel from the car the sparks ignited the gas. The vehicle then burst into flames but when the fire crews arrived the men at the scene had managed to extinguish the blazing vehicle. However, the fire service also wet the car to cool it down more and ensure it would not re-ignite.