A NUMBER of customers buying petrol at the newly-opened Topaz garage on the Ballysimon road got a nasty shock when their cars ground to a halt after filling up.
After one customer contacted the Limerick Post about the incident, a spokesman for Topaz confirmed there had been a problem with one of their tanks.
Torrential rain drove water into the fuel tanks, which in turn, it is believed, made its way into the engines of cars which had been refilled at certain pumps.
“Topaz can confirm that as a result of very heavy rainfall earlier this week a small amount of flood water seeped into one of the fuel tanks,” a spokesman said.
“The site supervisor shut down the affected tank and pumps once she became aware of the flooding. Unfortunately seven cars were affected and Topaz is working with customers to speedily remedy the situation”.
The spokesman added “We deeply regret the inconvenience caused”.
