THE Endeavour Korumburra Service Station, specifically their ‘Duck Over Food and Drinks’ convenience store has been extensively damaged by fire and is unlikely to open anytime soon.
Last Saturday night at about 10.55pm, volunteer firefighting crews from Korumburra, Leongatha, Ruby, Kongwak and Inverloch CFA, together with Loch Fire and Rescue, attended a structure fire at the fuel stop in Korumburra.
Police from Leongatha and Wonthaggi also attended and assisted with incident control and traffic management.
Along with the crews mentioned above, they also had support from Bass Group of Fire Brigades, providing rehab for CFA members, and
paramedics from Ambulance Victoria, who attended the scene treating and transporting one person to hospital and providing welfare checks for firefighters prior to the arrival of the rehab unit from Wonthaggi.
“Fortunately, the fire was contained and brought under control fairly quickly, but our members worked into the morning blacking out and overhauling,” said a spokesperson for the Korumburra Fire Brigade.
It will be quite sometime before the fuel stop reopens.
“Due to an electrical fire at our Endeavour Korumburra Service Station over the weekend, the site is temporarily closed and unable to trade or accept deliveries,” said marketing manager at Endeavour Energy Fuels, Ross Gilberthorpe, this week.
“We are pleased to confirm that all staff are safe, with no injuries reported. The fire was quickly brought under control, however, the damage sustained means we are unable to reopen the store at this time.
“Our team is working closely with the relevant authorities and contractors to restore the site as safely and promptly as possible. We will provide further updates once the store is ready to reopen and resume normal operations.
“We thank the community for their understanding and support during this time,” Mr Gilberthorpe said.
He also thanked local emergency services for their efforts on the night.
