2024年10月15日，缅甸南部Taninthayi地区的一艘油轮发生火灾，据当局称，造成8人死亡，3人受伤，1人失踪。

火灾发生在当地时间10月14日下午4点34分，当时这艘油轮正在Dawei镇的一个港口给另一艘储油船加油。

据当地消防部门称，火灾发生在船只运送燃料时，燃烧了16个多小时，直到周二凌晨才完全熄灭。

消防员、当地救援队、安保人员和居民不知疲倦地努力控制火势，由于船上的燃料负载，火势一度重新点燃。

官方证实，大火于周二上午8点33分被完全扑灭。遇难者中有七男一女，另有两男一女受伤。

一名男性船员仍然下落不明。受伤的幸存者立即被送往Dawei公立医院接受治疗。

Dawei消防局的一名官员表示，由于船上有大量的燃料，其中包括大约5万升柴油和汽油，灭火工作变得困难。

据知情人士透露，火灾是在给一个大约9英尺高、240英尺长、24英尺宽的储油罐加油时发生的。燃料的损失大大增加了火灾的强度，花了几个小时才扑灭。

当地政府和消防部门正在进行进一步调查，以确定事件的确切原因。

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英文原文

A fire broke out on an oil tanker in southern Myanmar’s Taninthayi Region on October 15, 2024, killing eight people, injuring three others, and leaving one missing, per authorities.

The fire started on October 14 at 4:34 p.m. local time while the oil tanker was refuelling another oil storage vessel at a port in Dawei Township.

Per the local fire service department, the fire began when the vessels were transferring fuel and burned for over 16 hours before being fully extinguished early on Tuesday morning.

Firefighters, local rescue teams, security personnel, and residents worked tirelessly to control the fire, which re-ignited at one point due to the fuel load on the vessel.

Officials confirmed that the fire was completely extinguished at 8:33 a.m. on Tuesday.  Seven men and one woman were the victims, while two men and one woman were injured.

A male crew member is still missing.  The injured survivors were immediately taken to Dawei Public Hospital for medical treatment.

An official from the Dawei Fire Service Department said that efforts to extinguish the fire were made difficult by the vessel’s massive amount of fuel, which included around 50,000 litres of diesel and gasoline.

According to a source familiar with the situation, the fire started when refueling an oil storage tank roughly 9 feet high, 240 feet long, and 24 feet wide.  The loss of fuel greatly increased the intensity of the fire, which took several hours to extinguish.

The local authorities and fire department are conducting further investigations to determine the exact cause of the incident.

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