卡尔顿酒店电力站火患 七地铁站部分中部地区一度停电

昨日(14日)下午一时许,卡尔顿酒店电力站因设备故障而引起火患,本地中部一些地区:政府大厦、武吉士、滨海和索美塞等,以及东北线七个地铁站的电供也受影响。 新能源在脸书发文表示,初步调查显示,卡尔顿酒店的电力站设备发生故障,造成闪燃而引发火患。不过,周边受影响停电地区的电供在12分钟后就成功恢复。 有民众反映,事发时酒店突然传出巨响,接着电供就中断。酒店内也有住客被困在电梯中约一分钟,电梯门才打开。 卡尔顿酒店的停电事故,也令百胜楼的住家停电,居民从那里也能看见酒店冒出黑烟。 至于七个地铁站:港湾、欧南园、牛车水、克拉码头、多美歌、文庆和波动巴西,虽面对电供中断,仍能启用紧急照明灯,停电维持了25分钟,不过不影响地铁列车服务。 新加坡民防部队在脸书发文证实,火患发生于昨日下午1时15分,惟民防人员到场后用多个灭火器,成功把火势控制在电房内。有近千人从酒店大楼疏散,火患也未造成伤亡。不过起火肇因仍在调查中。 新能源在昨晚7时56分时更新,卡尔顿酒店的电供在傍晚6时34分恢复,对于电供受影响地区致歉。 与此同时,新能源表示,有关出现故障的设备,才刚在本月1好检查过,故此会将这起故障事件,也上月26日发生在光明山的停电事故一并调查。 九个月内第三次发生停电事故 上月26日下午一点半,碧山、汤申、宏茂桥和新民一带突然停电,影响2万7000名住户。贸工部高级政务部长许宝琨医生在周二的国会上指出,这是过去五年来第一起涉及电压互感器故障的停电事故,初步调查显示,电力中断可能和光明山站(Bright Hill)变电站的设备故障有关。 在去年9月18日凌晨,也曾发生一次严重停电,当时停电至少半小时,受波及地区包括:蔡厝港、文礼、金文泰、裕廊、阿裕尼、三巴旺、碧山、海军部、万礼、兀兰、宏茂桥、勿洛、蒙巴登等等,受影响住户多达14万6797人。…

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