The cause of a fire which gutted a Kalgoorlie-Boulder petrol station on Tuesday morning has been deemed accidental.
A Department of Fire and Emergency Services spokesperson said firefighters were called to the Liberty Kalgoorlie petrol station on Wilson Street at 4.21am.
The spokesperson said six appliances from the Kalgoorlie Career and Volunteer fire stations attended the building which was fully involved when the first crews arrived on scene at 4.24am.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to contain the fire, which was fully extinguished by 6.40am.
The spokesperson said a fire investigation officer deemed the cause of the fire as accidental and likely caused by an “electrical equipment failure”.
Kalgoorlie Police also attended to help evacuate nearby residents.
Extracted in full from: https://www.kalminer.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/liberty-kalgoorlie-petrol-station-gutted-by-accidental-fire-c-11806022
