20150821 Malaysia Three In Critical Condition After Pulau Bukom Fire
Malaysia Aug 21 2015 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Three In Critical Condition After Pulau Bukom Fire
Updated: 2015-08-21 12:00
SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Bernama) — Three people are in critical condition after a fire broke out at Shell’s Pulau Bukom manufacturing site on Friday.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the fire at 6.15pm on Friday evening.
The blaze was extinguished by the company’s emergency response team before SCDF arrived on the scene.
Six contractor workers suffered burn injuries and were sent to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
In its Facebook post, SCDF said that contrary to speculation, there was no SCDF personnel among the casualties.
Of the six workers injured, three had been admitted to the intensive care unit, SGH confirmed.
“One is in stable condition while the two have been discharged after receiving outpatient treatment,” it said.
A Shell spokesperson, meanwhile, said the company was following the progress and treatment of the other workers closely.
The spokesperson said they are also working with their contractors to ensure all possible support and assistance were being rendered to the injured workers and their families.
All other personnel are accounted for at the site.
Shell added that the fire was put out by the site’s first emergency responders within an hour and said there was no other impact on the site’s operations.
It is working with SCDF to investigate the incident.
Web Source: Bernama
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