Channel NewsAsia - Sunday, June
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SINGAPORE : Fifteen workers were injured when a vessel caught
fire shortly before noon on Sunday.
The incident occurred at Kreuz Shipyard, located at Tuas
Crescent.
One of the victims suffered 90 percent burns and is in critical
condition.
The flash fire had unexpectedly broken out on the bridge of the
supply vessel "Rainbow Star".
Firefighters were called in and they brought the flames under
control within 20 minutes.
The bridge suffered the brunt of the fire, but the crew living
quarters, located one level below, was also damaged.
Most of the victims, made up of crew members and shipyard
workers, are in their 20s and 30s.
Channel NewsAsia understands they come from Bangladesh, India
and Indonesia.
Six suffered severe burns and were sent to Singapore General
Hospital.
Four of them are in the Intensive Care Unit, including one who
is in critical condition, with 90 percent burns to his body.
However, the other two are in stable condition in the
high—dependency ward.
The remaining nine workers were treated for smoke inhalation at
the Alexandra and National University Hospitals.
Among them, six workers were treated for smoke inhalation at
Alexandra Hospital, and have been discharged.
Channel NewsAsia understands that the vessel, registered in
Belize, has been undergoing maintenance at Kreuz Shipyard since
March. And painting work was being carried out at the time of the
incident.
The cause of the fire is being investigated. — CNA/ms