Scaffolding Board Cause Of Pembroke Power Station Fire

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Firefighters were called to an incident at Pembroke Power Station at 9.45pm last night.

Two Pembroke Dock appliances attended the scene, with smoke billowing from a building which currently is under construction to house five turbines.

A thermal imaging camera was used to locate the source of the smoke, which was a scaffolding board that had caught fire after being left inside an open-ended vessel, which had undergone heat pressure testing.

Two firefighters used breathing apparatus and a handheld fire extinguisher to enter the confined space to put out the blaze.
Damage was limited to the scaffolding board and smoke logging at the high level of the building.

Watch Manager at Pembroke Dock Fire and Rescue Station, Graeme Callan said: "The limitation of damage was due to the swift action of the contractors in calling out the fire service and of course the fact that the fire service has fully equipped experienced staff at the local station."

Source: Western Telegraph

 

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Firefighters were called to an incident at Pembroke Power Station at 9.45pm last night.

Two Pembroke Dock appliances attended the scene, with smoke billowing from a building which currently is under construction to house five turbines.

A thermal imaging camera was used to locate the source of the smoke, which was a scaffolding board that had caught fire after being left inside an open-ended vessel, which had undergone heat pressure testing.

Two firefighters used breathing apparatus and a handheld fire extinguisher to enter the confined space to put out the blaze.
Damage was limited to the scaffolding board and smoke logging at the high level of the building.

Watch Manager at Pembroke Dock Fire and Rescue Station, Graeme Callan said: "The limitation of damage was due to the swift action of the contractors in calling out the fire service and of course the fact that the fire service has fully equipped experienced staff at the local station."

Source: Western Telegraph

Poor scaffold company, glad i am not the site manager.

 

[T.ANIMAL]

Should have been inspected before heat pressure testing was started, down to the station staff, after work had been done in there, someone should have done a back out after all the trades had finished in there and made sure all objects were removed, someone didnt do there job, always blame the scaffolders. Always f**ks me off when they talk about housekeeping, they have a safety walkaround and the scaffolding firm get a bo**ocking for leaving short boards all over the site, when really its every other trade using them for bites for there gear or a cherry picker using them for its legs. not saying we are blameless but the finger is always pointed first at the scaffolders