IMCASafety Flash
USCG: fatalities in engine room fire caused by fuel spray ignition
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 08/15
- Date
- Themes
- Evacuation, Escape and RescueHot Work and FireHydrocarbon ReleaseMachinery and Equipment
Summary
Pressurised fuel spray ignited in an engine room, and smoke prevented three people from escaping despite successful fire suppression.
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IMCA SF 08/15. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, hot work and fire, hydrocarbon release, machinery and equipment.
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