EPA Victoria has advised to avoid swimming at Carrum and Bonbeach beaches until further notice following the serious paint factory fire that happened on Friday (8 Dec).
The fire, which has become a workplace death incident, required hundreds of thousands of litres of water to bring under control. The firewater runoff, mixed with paints, solvents and chemicals flowed into the Eumemmering Creek, Patterson River and out to the bay at Carrum.
EPA is conducting ongoing testing and monitoring and is advising people to avoid swimming or recreational use of the Carrum Beach, the creek downstream of Bangholme Rd, the river or any of the retarding basins in the area.
Information will be available at https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/current-projects-issues/water-quality-alerts and through EPA Beach Report Beach Report | Environment Protection Authority Victoria (epa.vic.gov.au)
