MARAFIQ reports fire incident in Yanbu plant

09:01 AM (Mecca time) Argaam
Yanbu 2 steam power plant

Yanbu 2 steam power plant


Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (MARAFIQ) reported a fire incident on Jan. 30 in one of the auxiliary units of the sixth boiler within the steam turbine unit in Yanbu Industrial City.

 

In a statement to Tadawul, the company stated that the unit was completely out of service at the time due to scheduled annual maintenance. The fire was contained and fully extinguished. However, the incident resulted in fatalities among maintenance contractor’s workers.

 

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MARAFIQ confirmed that the fire did not impact services to consumers.

 

The company is currently working with relevant authorities to investigate the causes of the incident and is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the resulting damage, the statement said.

 

The facility is covered by insurance for such incidents, which will be taken into account in the assessment process. 

 

Any further details or significant developments will be announced in due course, the statement added.

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