Fire incident involving cargo barge at Tuas

• QX179R

  1 Aug 16, 20:45

  Cargo barge fire at Tuas under control: Sembcorp Marine

  SINGAPORE: The fire on board a cargo barge berthed at Sembcorp Marine's Tuas South Boulevard on Monday (Aug 1) is under control, according to the company. 

  
  

  In a media statement, Sembcorp Marine said the incident took place on board the Elite Prosperity, a heavy-lift vessel owned by the company, and that SCDF was alerted to the fire at around 3.30pm.

  
  

  "When the fire was discovered, the Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard’s Company Emergency Response Team (CERT) immediately notified the relevant authorities and activated the in-house fire-fighting resources to the site of the incident," the statement said, adding that the fire was brought under control with SCDF's help.

  
  

  Sembcorp Marine added that no one was on board the vessel during the fire and that there were no injuries or casualties resulting from the incident.

  
  

  In an earlier post on Facebook, SCDF said that the fire involved the contents of a room on the cargo barge.

  
  

  As of 7pm, SCDF said its firefighters were cooling the bulkhead exterior of the barge with water jets to contain the fire, cool the structure, and prevent the fire from spreading, it said in a Facebook update. 

  
  

  It added that marine firefighting vessels were "conducting boundary cooling with water monitors", and that SCDF firefighters were deployed on the deck of the vessel for "interior firefighting" as well.
   

  
  

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• QX179R

  1 Aug 16, 20:47

  Fire at 80 Tuas South Boulevard

  SCDF was alerted to a fire at 80 Tuas South Boulevard around 3.30pm. SCDF resources are currently at scene.

  The fire involved the contents of a room in a cargo barge at berth. The in-house Company Emergency Response Team (CERT) and SCDF are currently fighting the fire with six water jets.

  There are no reported injuries.
  

  -- SCDF Facebook Page

• QX179R

  1 Aug 16, 20:48

  Fire at 80 Tuas South Boulevard

  SCDF firefighters are currently cooling the bulkhead exterior of the barge with water jets in order to contain the fire, cool the structure and prevent fire spread.

  Marine Firefighting Vessels (MFV) are conducting boundary cooling with water monitors too.

  SCDF firefighters are also deployed on the deck of the vessel for interior firefighting.

   

  -- SCDF Facebook Page

• QX179R

  1 Aug 16, 20:49

  Fire at 80 Tuas South Boulevard

  SCDF dispatched 3 fire engines, 3 Red Rhinos, 2 firebikes, 1 ambulance, 1 Unmanned Firefighting Machine, 6 support vehicles and 2 Marine Firefighting Vessels for a fire involving a barge at berth in Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard. Approximately 70 SCDF personnel are involved in this operation.

  In addition to cooling the exterior of the barge, SCDF forces are simultaneously conducting interior firefighting operations within the barge. The huge barge measures approximately 200m by 50m.

  In such a complex firefighting operation, firefighters have to exercise extreme caution in carrying out the operation due to many challenges such as the narrow passage ways, poor visibility and especially the intense heat within the metallic decks.

  This operation is expected to be prolonged in the light of these challenges, including the sheer size of the vessel.

  SCDF understands that there was no one onboard the barge at the time of fire. No injuries are reported at this point in time.

   

  -- SCDF Facebook Page