Alert as petrol leaks.ABOUT 28,000 litres of petrol petrol: see gasoline. has disappeared from a garage underground tank. Gwynedd Gwynedd (gwĭn`ĕth, gwŭn`–), county, 984 sq mi (2,548 sq km), NW Wales. Established as a county in 1974 through the union of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, and parts of Denbighshire and Merionethshire, Gwynedd was reduced in 1996 County Council was notified of the loss from Pulrose Filling Station in Ala Road, Pwllheli Pwllheli is the main market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It is a mainly Welsh-speaking town. Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace of Albert Evans-Jones - Cynan - the Welsh poet. , probably between November 5 and 10. Public protection officers have been on site and the fire service has been notified. The public are being asked to report smells or other indications of petrol in the area to the council and avoid the use of naked flames or cigarettes in the vicinity. A full investigation will be carried out into how this loss occurred and whether it is possible to recover the lost petrol from the environment," said a council spokesman. Members of the public who wish to report any smells or indications of petrol should contact the Council on 01286 682728 or 01766 771000. |
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