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Following the fuel leak from the facility in Ashkelon: EPA executives will be summoned to a hearing
The Ministry of Environmental Protection will issue an order instructing the company to stop the unusual odor hazards that residents in the southern region have complained about.
In addition, the office ordered the managers to immediately suspend the day-to-day operation of the container in which the fault was discovered.
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Friday, 27 November 2020, 12:49
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In the video: A fuel leak from an EPA facility in the south (courtesy of the Association of Cities for the Environment)
The Ministry of Environmental Protection will today (Friday) issue an order to the European Asia Pipeline Company (EPA) and its managers to stop the unusual odor hazards following the fuel leak at the facility in Ashkelon. The order instructs immediate action, including shutting down regular operation of the fuel tank. the ministry will summon the company's executives for a hearing.
mumps any activity that is conditional on a report integrity imperviousness of the tank, including the roof which leaked the material, and the findings that the problem has been addressed in the final. However, to ensure that the failure of this nature will not recur.
hundreds of residents in the south complained yesterday crunch And an unusual odor following a fuel leak that occurred at an EPA facility near Ashkelon.
The source of the leak was located in one of the crude fuel tanks located on the north side of the tank farm, on the roof of which were found traces of raw fuel mixed with rainwater.
As a result, residents of the area were called upon to close windows and refrain from strenuous physical activity.
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Its activity stops immediately.
From the fuel tank in Ashkelon where the fault was discovered (Photo: Ministry of Environmental Protection)
The Minister of Environmental Protection, Gila Gamliel, said that "we take seriously the severe damage to the quality of life of the residents due to severe odor hazards resulting from the activities of the EPA.
The company was supposed to complete the tank repair work yesterday, but that did not happen.
My office will issue an order to the company and its managers today, and in accordance with the results of the investigation of the serious incident, the Ministry of Environmental Protection will take additional enforcement proceedings with the company and its managers. "
Ashkelon Mayor Tomer Glam visited the EPA facility today.
Glam asked professional officials at the municipality to consider filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of Ashkelon residents against EPA for harming the quality of life of residents as well as summoning a hearing to the company. At the same time, the mayor asked the Ministry of Environmental Protection to exercise all powers in this matter.
Ashkelon fuel leak, yesterday (Photo: Association of Environmental Cities, Ashkelon District)
The leak comes just weeks after a similar incident in the EPA. Then, a crude oil leak occurred from a company pipeline at sea, three kilometers from Ashkelon beach, which led the Ministry of Health to order the shutdown of the desalination facility in the city as a precaution. In the EPA, they are being considered for prosecution due to the oil leak in the Evron River in 2014.
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