Quick action averts fuel tanker disaster at Port August truck depot QUICK action from the owner of a fuel tanker and fire fighters prevented more than 480,000 litres of highly-combustible fuel exploding at Port Augusta West last night. A looming disaster was averted after a leak in the tankers' fuel injection system caused an engine fire at a truck depot just before 9pm, the MFS said. The owner immediately grabbed a fire extinguisher to douse the flames on the tanker, which had 30,000lts of fuel on board, as Metropolitan Fire Service crews arrived at the Tarcoola Rd depot. The truck sat next to three ground tankers holding 270,000lts of fuel and five road tankers carrying a total of 186,000lts, any of which could have ignited. "The damage bill is approximately $8000 with no injuries reported during this incredible save," an MFS spokeswoman said.