A Royal Dutch Shell spokesperson said:
"We confirm that a fire in the Pulau Bukom Manufacturing Site occurred today at approximately 1.15pm.
"Emergency responders are on the scene and the fire is contained.
"No injuries have been reported and the rest of the site's operations are unaffected.
"Safety is our top priority and we are working closely with the authorities to investigate the incident."
STOMPers forestf fires, Minh, Tze Yang, Anthony, FNLR, Kaori, May Kun, Greg, Marba, Andrew and JK also sent in pictures of the fire.
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In an update from SCDF, a spokesperson said:
"The fire at the manufacturing facility on Pulau Bukom is still on-going.
"The fire involves petroleum products from pipes in the tank farm at the manufacturing facility.
"SCDF and Pulau Bukom’s in-house fire-fighting team are at work with 25 water jets.
"All non essential staff from Pulau Bukom have been evacuated from the island. Fire fighting operations are still ongoing.
"Please do not call the emergency numbers – 999 and 995 – unless it is life threatening."
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A spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence Force confirmed that the fire was under control, with no reported injuries.
Shell did not give any details on what operations have been affected. The complex, situated on the island of Pulau Bukom, comprises a 500,000 barrels-per-day refinery and an 800,000 tonnes-per-year cracker.
A source told Reuters that the fire was at a pump connected to a secondary unit that produces naphtha, but could not give further details.
“There’s a leak at the unit, and efforts are being made to find and stop the leak. In the meantime, the fire has been contained, but it can only be put out after the leak is plugged,” the source said.
“The oil flow could not be shut to stop the fire, because that would affect the rest of the production process. So the best thing to do is to contain the fire, which has been done, and then to find the leak.”
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