PASIR GUDANG, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- A fire broke out at one of the eight oil storage tanks at the Tanjung Langsat Port oil depot, here Sunday.
Seri Alam Police Chief, Supt Roslan Zainuddin said the fire broke out at the number one oil storage tank which was filled with 16,000 cubic tons of gasoline.
He said the fire at the number one tank which has a capacity of 20,000 cubic tons started at about 6.30pm.
"The fire rose to a height of 30 metres but firemen managed to prevent it from spreading to the other tanks which were located 60 metres from each other," he said when met at the scene Sunday night.
He said that when the fire broke out, only three tanks were filled with gasoline as the company that owned the tanks was carrying out cleaning works on the tanks.
Roslan said there were no casualties during the incident and the cause of the fire was being investigated.
Ten fire engines with 56 personnel from the Fire and Rescue Stations from Pasir Gudang and Johor Baharu were rushed to the scene to put the fire out.
They were assisted by four fire engines from private companies around the port area.
Firemen managed to bring the fire under control using foam by 8pm but the fire was expected to be fully extinguished by 3am tomorrow (Monday).
Roslan said there was no explosion or panicking as the tanks were located far away from residential areas.
The fire at the three-storey-high number one tank could be seen from a distance of three kilometres away.
Meanwhile, reporters covering the fire were instructed to move away from the oil depot for their own safety.
The oil storage tanks belong to the Tanjung Langsat Port Sdn Bhd, which is 99.75 per cent owned by Johor Corporation while the remaining 0.25 per cent is owned by TPM Technopark Sdn Bhd.
The terminal, which was built in 2006, was storing gasoline owned by Trafigura Pte Ltd, a company registered in Singapore.
-- BERNAMA
Seri Alam Police Chief, Supt Roslan Zainuddin said the fire broke out at the number one oil storage tank which was filled with 16,000 cubic tons of gasoline.
He said the fire at the number one tank which has a capacity of 20,000 cubic tons started at about 6.30pm.
"The fire rose to a height of 30 metres but firemen managed to prevent it from spreading to the other tanks which were located 60 metres from each other," he said when met at the scene Sunday night.
He said that when the fire broke out, only three tanks were filled with gasoline as the company that owned the tanks was carrying out cleaning works on the tanks.
Roslan said there were no casualties during the incident and the cause of the fire was being investigated.
Ten fire engines with 56 personnel from the Fire and Rescue Stations from Pasir Gudang and Johor Baharu were rushed to the scene to put the fire out.
They were assisted by four fire engines from private companies around the port area.
Firemen managed to bring the fire under control using foam by 8pm but the fire was expected to be fully extinguished by 3am tomorrow (Monday).
Roslan said there was no explosion or panicking as the tanks were located far away from residential areas.
The fire at the three-storey-high number one tank could be seen from a distance of three kilometres away.
Meanwhile, reporters covering the fire were instructed to move away from the oil depot for their own safety.
The oil storage tanks belong to the Tanjung Langsat Port Sdn Bhd, which is 99.75 per cent owned by Johor Corporation while the remaining 0.25 per cent is owned by TPM Technopark Sdn Bhd.
The terminal, which was built in 2006, was storing gasoline owned by Trafigura Pte Ltd, a company registered in Singapore.
-- BERNAMA
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