Fatalities in cargo hold fire
On a general cargo vessel undergoing repairs at a yard, a shore worker was gas-cutting the deck plating of the upper tween deck. The hold had only one means of access available, consisting of a common access trunk with fixed vertical ladder sections.
Eight other labourers were engaged in different tasks in the lower hold. Apart from remnants of wooden sheathing on the tanktop and spar ceiling against the side shell, there was an accumulation of flammable debris, consisting mainly of discarded insulation foam both in the tween decks and at the bottom of the hold.
It is thought that falling sparks and carelessly disposed cigarette butts started a fire in the mid-tween deck and was unnoticed by the workers for a considerable time.
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Eight other labourers were engaged in different tasks in the lower hold. Apart from remnants of wooden sheathing on the tanktop and spar ceiling against the side shell, there was an accumulation of flammable debris, consisting mainly of discarded insulation foam both in the tween decks and at the bottom of the hold.
It is thought that falling sparks and carelessly disposed cigarette butts started a fire in the mid-tween deck and was unnoticed by the workers for a considerable time.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit:
http://www.eshippingtoday.com/ST/ST/2008/11/17/index.shtml
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