Last month environment watchdog visited factory which caught fire on Friday and found more than 400,000 litres of chemicals. The licence limit is 150,000 litres.
‘‘We are talking about significant risk in terms of solvents, inks and so forth. EPA licences govern facilities where there is inherent dangers. That’s why holding a licence is a privilege.’’‘‘These are highly flammable materials and I guess in terms of moving them it’s quite a significant operation. It’s not for the EPA to get in and move those materials. It’s up to that licence holder to deal with those materials appropriately.
Victorian Coroner Darren Bracken has announced he will conduct an investigation into the blaze and would visit the scene on Friday afternoon. Thea toxic blaze in West Footscray that burnt in late August and early September amid concerns it was deliberately lit to destroy evidence the building was being used to illegally store hundreds of barrels of dangerous waste chemicals.
Community groups in areas where industrial estates run up against suburban streets are getting increasingly angry about repeated warehouse fires. Mr Wells said locals had every right to be angry at operators for not complying with the regulations. Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the EPA had been handed stronger powers to prevent toxic disasters, which would kick in next year.
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