Updated November 2

A rainwater treatment facility was the source of a fuel leak at the airport on Monday, according to state fuels company Enemed. 

In a statement on Monday evening, Enemed said its personnel had noticed kerosene fuel leaking from a rainwater treatment plant within their fuel storage facility at the Malta International Airport. 

The incident occurred on Monday afternoon.  

In its statement, Enemed said that as soon as the matter was reported, the necessary measures were taken to shut off the source to ensure the leak was stopped.

A cleaning process was initiated within the restricted zone of the Luqa airport.

Water contaminated with kerosene escaped out of the airport zone into a public road in the Ħal Farruġ area.

Workers scrub aggregate into the road to mop up the fuel. Photo: Infrastructure Malta

Enemed said this was reported to the Civil Protection Department which went on-site and closed the road for traffic.

Ħal Farruġ remained closed throughout Tuesday, with workers spending the day undertaking a significant clean-up operation.

Infrastructure Malta later said that the road would reopen on Tuesday evening, following safety checks.