Plam oil tanker catches fire in LD
Published on: Monday, November 11, 2019
By: Efa Rizan
LAHAD DATU: A tanker ship carrying crude palm oil caught fire at the Fordeco Construction Sdn Bhd jetty in Jalan Kastam Lama, here, Sunday.
No casualty was reported in the fire which was put out about an hour later, said Lahad Datu Police Chief ACP Nasri Mansor.
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He said the Lahad Datu District Police Headquarters received an emergency call about the incident about 11.40am.
“The fire occurred at the jetty and the Ever Growth tanker ship belonging to Syarikat Pengangkutan Kekal Sdn Bhd was transporting crude palm oil from Sandakan.
“After the fire broke out, the tanker was towed out to sea to prevent the fire from spreading to other ships at Fordeco Construction dock,” he said.
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He added that there was no loss of life and the cause of the fire was being investigated.
