A three-alarm fire on the rooftop of I·PARK1’s third module on October 26 led to about 970 people being evacuated. One person who felt unwell was taken to hospital.
The Environmental Protection Department said in a submission to the Islands District Council that the fire was preliminarily suspected to be connected with rooftop finishing work, not the incineration process or waste. It confirmed that the blaze did not affect the first or second module.
The first two modules began gradually restarting trial operations on October 30. Three days before the fire, I·PARK1 had first effectively reached its designed daily capacity of 3,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste, the department said.
The third module needs repairs before it can resume operation. The department said it would press the contractor to prepare a repair plan and carry out the work.