Pulau Bukom Creating Severe Pollution!

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Posted on 17 Mar 2010
Flaring in the middle of the night at Pulau Bukom

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STOMPer william noticed that for the past few weeks, flaring has been occurring in the middle of the night. He wonders if the Ministry of Environment has overlooked it.

There have been previous sightings by several other STOMPers on similar gas flarings in Jurong Island oil refineries.

Said the STOMPer:

"For the past few weeks, in the night, flaring happens off the southern island located off Pasir Panjang.

"If I remember correctly, it is in Pulau Bukom.

"This photo was taken from Pasir Panjang Hill on the 15th of March.

"I could see the light from as far as West Coast's Esso station.

"I could also see smoke emissions from the side of the flare.

"Perhaps the person responsible does this in the middle of the night, avoiding the attention from the Ministry of Environment?

"Will there be health hazards caused?"

Keywords: flaring , pasir panjang

 

[makapaaa]

Posted on 15 Mar 2010
Is gas flaring on Jurong island legal? Worried if this is health hazard

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STOMPer dumb wonders if the flaring at the Jurong Island oil refineries is legal and is worried about the health of residents. Other STOMPers have sent in more photos and videos of this incident that was mistaken for UFOs by some too.

STOMPer dumb said:

"This scene has been existing for weeks.

"I wonder if this is legal.

"If it is legal, I am very worried about the health of residents working and living nearby.

"I would like to hear from the respective authorities like NEA or MOM about this.

"As STOMPer Hizaki1982 had commented, the methane released is 23 times more powerful than a greenhouse gas like CO2."

Some STOMPers did not know how the flaring had occurred.

STOMPer magnum said:

"There was a magnificent sight outside my window.

"What was that? A forest fire??"

Another STOMPer, David, was uncertain about the flaring too.

He said:

"There has been an orange light flickering at the horizon for the past 20 minutes.

"I'm not sure what it is."

STOMPer hai pai tian xin also said:

"There is a fireball in the sky, near Portdown Road."

On the other hand, STOMPer Charles said:

"The real reason behind those UFOs and night glows is the start up of a refinery plant."

Contributed via STOMP iPhone app.




Is gas flaring on Jurong island legal? Worried if this is health hazard (Part 1)
Is gas flaring on Jurong island legal? Worried if this is health hazard (Part 2)
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Keywords: glow , UFO , unusual sight , Jurong , refinery

 

[makapaaa]

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Yakety_yak said on 18 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
Hello. I can see it in JB (Jalan Wong Ah Fook) too.
They cant do it legally in the day, so DO IT AT NIGHT lor....
Thats how Sg can achieve to reduce emissions growth by 16% below BAU by 2020 by PM Lee stated in Copenhagen.
haipaitianxin said on 18 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
How come no investigation from NEA?
haipaitianxin said on 18 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
How come no investigation from NEA?
PiratesCove said on 17 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
Haa... UFO?? Gosh, are people really so naive?
chesterqw said on 17 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
yea it is hazardous.
if you stand near enough
jessrabb said on 17 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
The other day afternoon 5pm heavy rain, this fire is still flaring strongly...saw it full view at the high floor lift lobby of 40-storey HDB at Dover Cresc.
kidjustice said on 16 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
crazy stomper.... if don flare than do wat charge all the waste in pipeline leading to ur house ah??
shushu89 said on 16 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive
i saw that an i live in Aljunied! thought there was a gigantic fire somewhere at first. only lasted for a few seconds though!
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[makapaaa]

Posted on 14 Mar 2010
Glowing sky over Jurong Island not caused by 'aliens', but oil refineries

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STOMPer Arpan wants to clarify about the glow in the sky over Jurong Island, saying that it was not the work of UFOs or 'aliens', as some might have thought, but by flarings at the oil refineries.

Arpan said:

"Last few nights, Jurong Island refineries have been releasing plumes of flame into the sky.

"This is causing the sky to light up as most people are seeing throughout Singapore.

"Here are pictures of the flame taken from Bukit Batok."

STOMP has been receiving numerous reports on the sighting.

STOMPer Kevin said:

"I'm concerned about mysterious lights brightening the sky intermittently.

"I'm wondering if there was a fire in the area (Bishan area from my perpective), but the light has been flashing for the past 5 hours since it was first spotted, so it might not be a fire after all."

STOMPer Chye was also perplexed by the sighting. He said:

"Can someone explain this to me? Why does this happen?"

STOMPer Ning also managed to take a photo of the incident. Said the STOMPer:

"I saw this the first time (glowing red sky) for less than 5 minutes at midnight and yesterday (Mar 13) for the second time while I was at Plaza Singapura at about 10pm.

"However, STOMPer Glenn was aware that the glow came from the oil refineries, and was concerned about how it might affect the the public.

He said:

"It would be a 'glowing concern' for those staying in the south west of Singapore should any major accident were to happen there."

STOMPer Joseph sent in a video of the flaring as well.

Meanwhile, STOMPer Hei Pai Tian Xin thought it was a fire.

The STOMPer wrote:

"Fire lit the sky behind Queen's Close down Portsdown Road. I wonder what happened there, I can see it from my house's windows."




Glowing sky over Jurong Island not caused by 'aliens', but oil refineries (Part 1)
Glowing sky over Jurong Island not caused by 'aliens', but oil refineries (Part 2)
Flaring over Pulau Bukom
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Keywords: glow , UFO , unusual sight

 

[makapaaa]

Posted on 13 Mar 2010
Strange glowing lights seen over the Bukit Timah area

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For a week, STOMPer HR has been witnessing these strange glowing lights over the Bukit Timah area and wonders if there is a plausible explanation for this phenomena.
“Since one week ago, I have been seeing the sky glowing bight and dim.

“It looks like there's a huge forest fire far in front.

“Usually this happens every night after 10pm, even till midnight.

“The sky will glow bright and dim randomly for about 20 seconds, turn black and start glowing after another 15mins.

“It may be some sort of lights, but it can’t be so powerful that the entire sky is lit orange bright.

“This happens at the basketball field sky of Toh Yi Drive, facing a stretch of Toh Tuck bunglows.

“Any idea where the lights are from?”

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Keywords: Bukit Timah , strange , unusual sight