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A Fire Service report into an explosion and fire at a Waikato coolstore that left a fireman dead and several others injured is to be released tomorrow.
The April 5 blast and fire at the Icepak Coolstore in Tamahere, on the outskirts of Hamilton, killed senior station officer Derek Lovell and injured seven other firemen.
The report into the events of that day is due to be released at Hamilton Central fire station at noon.
The inquiry team, headed by Paula Beever, was originally given until July to report back, with that deadline extended 30 days to August 12.
Fire Service chief executive Mike Hall had 10 days to consider its implications and recommendations before providing comment back to Dr Beever.
The final report was presented to the Fire Service Commission for review and for a decision to be made on its public release.
In June, the Department of Labour identified the gas that exploded at the coolstore.
It was Hychill-50, previously known as HR22/502, and was a highly flammable propane gas.
The Labour Department's report did not find a cause of the fire.
- NZPA
