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GPL erects fire barrier at Sophia plant

Sep 15, 2009 News

Following a fire almost two months ago at its Sophia Plant which started outside the compound, the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has now constructed a barrier at the site in order to prevent any such further occurrences. This is according to Chief Executive Officer, Bharrat Dindyal.
“We have sorted all the issues and we have actually built a fire barrier around the perimeter of the site to prevent any activity from outside to migrate into the compound.”
He added that from the company’s investigations, the fire actually started after someone lit a garbage heap just outside the compound.
“So the fire actually migrated from the heap and entered the compound. The staff saw the fire when it was by the fence, but by the time they got into action, it was already by the compound,” Dindyal said.
As a result of that fire, one of the company’s Caterpillar sets sustained damage to the wheels. However, according to Dindyal, the machine itself was not damaged, as it is now fully operational.
Meanwhile, Dindyal debunked what was reported in the media at the time of the fire, that it was a fuel leak which caused the flare-up. He explained that the fuel leak which was at the site emerged during the fire, after the plastic fuel filter housing was burnt off, thus causing fuel to escape.
This newspaper had reported on July 26, last, that the fire damaged the exterior of the set and threatened to ignite three 5,000-gallon fuel tanks, as well as the wooden housing.
It was also noted that the fire did not severely affect operations at the facility.
That fire was the second mishap to hit GPL involving fuel this year. The first cost in excess of $3M to clean up.
The fuel spill then, in Kingston, was as a result of a high-pressure suction line failing within the bund wall. This resulted in the discharge of fuel into the drains and streets as well as in the Demerara River.
According to the company, the incident would have informed changes in the routine inspection and maintenance of fuel tanks and in the design of flexible, high-pressure connections.
(Fareeza Haniff)

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