A fire reportedly broke out on Wednesday at Samsung Heavy’s shipyard in Geoje, South Korea.
According to a Wednesday report by Yonhap , a South Korean news agency, the blaze started from a cooling installation at 10:07 a.m. and was extinguished around 10:30 a.m. No casualties were reported.
The news agency further reported that the Ministry of Employment and Labor ordered the company to partially suspend operations at a location where the fire happened while the company works on improving safety. In order to resume operations, Samsung will need an approval.
The fire broke out only two weeks after a crane collapse at the shipyard killed six people and injured 25. The incident occurred at the shipyard location where modules for Total’s Martin Linge topsides are being built.
Offshore Energy Today Staff