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Shell Singapore refinery on Fire ..
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1156214/1/.html
Wah liao..still burning..
SINGAPORE: Fresh explosions were heard at the Pulau Bukom Shell refinery around noon on Thursday.
Witnesses at the Pasir Panjang port and at West Coast said they saw more black smoke and fireballs shooting into the sky.
Ben Koh, an eyewitness at Pasir Panjang port, said: "The fireball was 10, 20 metres in height. After that I can see small flames, but ... from a small portion of the island."
He said the smoke got thicker, with the smell of petrol in the air. "It's not really that strong, but you can smell it," he added.
Shell said in a statement on Thursday that it experienced a surge in the fire at the refinery around noon, but the fire remains contained.
It said the surge in the fire was caused by the remnants of light fuel components where the fire started on Wednesday afternoon.
The company said the smoke that several callers to the Channel NewsAsia news hotline said they saw was from hydrocarbons that are not fully combusted.
Shell said it is working closely with the SCDF, and its global fire consultants are also on site to provide input to the team.
In a separate statement, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said fire fighting operations are still underway, but the fire is contained within the bund wall.
SCDF said about 20 water jets are being used to carry out boundary cooling operations to prevent heat exposure to the nearby storage tanks.
Two SCDF fire engines were badly damaged by the fire and one fire engine sustained partial damage.
There were no injuries reported.
The fire, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon, involves petroleum products from pipes in the tank farm at the manufacturing facility measuring 150 metres by 50 metres.
SCDF said early Thursday that it has about 100 fire fighters fighting the fire with six fire engines and 13 support vehicles.
About 250 essential Shell personnel are also on Pulau Bukom helping with the operations.
"We believe it was an accident. A full investigation will be conducted once the fire is put out," said Shell in an earlier statement.
The company also said that the six Shell firefighters injured while fighting the initial outbreak have gone back to their normal duties following medical attention.
Staff have also reported for work at Pulau Bukom, it added, and controls have been put in place on movements in the affected areas to ensure their safety.
Other units in the vicinity of the fire incident remain shut down as a precaution and there are no toxic vapours being released as a result of the fire which is more than five kilometres away from mainland Singapore.
Wah liao..still burning..
SINGAPORE: Fresh explosions were heard at the Pulau Bukom Shell refinery around noon on Thursday.
Witnesses at the Pasir Panjang port and at West Coast said they saw more black smoke and fireballs shooting into the sky.
Ben Koh, an eyewitness at Pasir Panjang port, said: "The fireball was 10, 20 metres in height. After that I can see small flames, but ... from a small portion of the island."
He said the smoke got thicker, with the smell of petrol in the air. "It's not really that strong, but you can smell it," he added.
Shell said in a statement on Thursday that it experienced a surge in the fire at the refinery around noon, but the fire remains contained.
It said the surge in the fire was caused by the remnants of light fuel components where the fire started on Wednesday afternoon.
The company said the smoke that several callers to the Channel NewsAsia news hotline said they saw was from hydrocarbons that are not fully combusted.
Shell said it is working closely with the SCDF, and its global fire consultants are also on site to provide input to the team.
In a separate statement, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said fire fighting operations are still underway, but the fire is contained within the bund wall.
SCDF said about 20 water jets are being used to carry out boundary cooling operations to prevent heat exposure to the nearby storage tanks.
Two SCDF fire engines were badly damaged by the fire and one fire engine sustained partial damage.
There were no injuries reported.
The fire, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon, involves petroleum products from pipes in the tank farm at the manufacturing facility measuring 150 metres by 50 metres.
SCDF said early Thursday that it has about 100 fire fighters fighting the fire with six fire engines and 13 support vehicles.
About 250 essential Shell personnel are also on Pulau Bukom helping with the operations.
"We believe it was an accident. A full investigation will be conducted once the fire is put out," said Shell in an earlier statement.
The company also said that the six Shell firefighters injured while fighting the initial outbreak have gone back to their normal duties following medical attention.
Staff have also reported for work at Pulau Bukom, it added, and controls have been put in place on movements in the affected areas to ensure their safety.
Other units in the vicinity of the fire incident remain shut down as a precaution and there are no toxic vapours being released as a result of the fire which is more than five kilometres away from mainland Singapore.
last time we got a saying...
fire fire burn so high...
KNBCCB...
fire fire burn so high...
KNBCCB...
