Friday 17 December 2010

Six Petronas Carigali workers in stable condition

Six workers of Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd who were admitted to Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) for burns following a fire on the Bekok C platform early yesterday morning are now reported to be in stable condition.

According to a statement issued to the media, the company had provided all kinds of assistance necessary to ease the burden of the six victims and their families.

Meanwhile, another 102 workers on the platform who had been transferred to another platform nearby shortly after the fire yesterday, had been brought to shore in stages.

Thirty-two of them had arrived at the Kertih Airport yesterday while the rest were scheduled to be brought home today.

Petronas Carigali had already initiated investigation to identify the actual cause of the incident and the extent of the damage at the platform following the fire.

In the incident at 12.05am yesterday, six workers of Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd were injured in the fire at the Bekok C oil exploration platform.

The victims were Alias Abdullah, 52, Mohd Hamzah Abdullah, 32, Mohd Fauzi Ibrahim, 37, M. Rishaudin Ismail, 32, Mohd Ariff Farimi, 28, and Zamri Wagiman.