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British firefighters clean up industrial foam spill

By Ben Hooper   |   April 6, 2020 at 2:30 PM
Firefighters in Britain responded to an industrial estate where gallons of fire retardant foam were accidentally released. Photo courtesy of Yate Fire Station

April 6 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Britain were summoned to an industrial property to deal with an unusual situation -- a spill of more than 30 gallons of fire retardant foam.

The Yate Fire Station said crews responded to the scene when a fire protection system was accidentally activated and more than 30 gallons of foam were released.

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Photos from the scene show a giant pool of foam outside the building.

"We helped isolate the system, all the foam was contained on site," the fire station tweeted.