Fire Fighting Safety
A passenger cruise ship the "Ecstasy," was beginning a four-day trip departing from the Port of Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico. The ship was carrying 2557 passengers and 920 crewmembers. Minutes after departure a fire was reported to have started in the laundry area, which was located on Deck 2 of the ship. The type of fire was a Class A - Common combustible fire. The fire was started from an arc-welding rod that reportedly ignited combustible lint in and around the mangle (pressing and folding machine). Smoke began to spread above and below the laundry area on deck numbers 1 through 5. More smoke and fire were discovered on the aft mooring deck 4. Pallets of polypropylene rope apparently fueled this fire, which would also be classified as a Class A - Common combustible fire. The Coast Guard and other fire-fighting vessels were dispatche
By trying to put the fire out with water from the vessels and the fire-fighting brigade they are trying to remove the heat from the fire, breaking the chain reaction to extinguish it. The ship was carrying 2557 passengers and 920 crewmembers. Sprinklers tired to cool the fire by removing heat to help control the fire. Seven were hospitalized overnight and another two remained in the hospital for an additional day for observation. Water is the best extinguisher of a Class A - Common combustibles fire. Though if the ship had a fixed CO2 system as does the TSES VI has it would have been extremely useful to smother the fire by removing the oxygen. On the ship sprinklers were activated on Decks 3 through 7. The combination of the ship's fire brigade and the fire-fighting vessels brought the fire under control around 7:15 p. The vents should have been shut to prevent further spreading of the fire. The ship was still able to float even though it took on considerable water damage, but could it not run. Once a fire was reported the crew should have checked out the other areas of the ship for small fires that could of spread and that were fueled from near by common combustibles. The fire could have been prevented if the crew took proper precautions of cutting and welding materials. A few passengers and crewmembers required medical attention and were transported to local hospitals. The crew should always make sure the ship is cleaned in all areas to prevent such a fire.
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