Qcruise Posted April 25, 2019 #1 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Princess Facebook reporting a fire on the Royal in the incinerator room......anyone have information......?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_galt Posted April 25, 2019 #2 Share Posted April 25, 2019 She's making 20 knots off Cabo. May be a reference to a previous fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpeabody Posted April 25, 2019 #3 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Qcruise said: Princess Facebook reporting a fire on the Royal in the incinerator room......anyone have information......?? Oooops I think I was illegal Edited April 25, 2019 by hpeabody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted April 25, 2019 #4 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Sounds like it's already put out and all is well We had a fire happen on our first cruise on the Royal and it thankfully was put out quickly. But it was a nervous 20 minutes or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcruise Posted April 25, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Got the text from my wife......she sees it.....yes, I'm sure it's out now......we were just aboard her two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie562 Posted April 25, 2019 #6 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Wheeew. glad all is good . We board her Saturday for her last Mexican Riviera cruise of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted April 26, 2019 #7 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Fires in the incinerator room is a fairly common occurrence, and typically quickly contained. The fire is in the "silo" where the shredded paper/cardboard is stored prior to introducing it into the incinerator at night (can't burn the incinerator in port). If the crew have not done the garbage sorting well, a steel object (I've known an AA battery to do this) that passes through the shredder will create a spark, and this can ignite the several cubic meters of material just waiting to be burned. The silos will have a steam smothering device to fight the fire, and in most cases, simply starting the incinerator and sending the smoldering/burning material into the incinerator deals with the problem. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted April 26, 2019 #8 Share Posted April 26, 2019 50 minutes ago, chengkp75 said: Fires in the incinerator room is a fairly common occurrence, and typically quickly contained. The fire is in the "silo" where the shredded paper/cardboard is stored prior to introducing it into the incinerator at night (can't burn the incinerator in port). If the crew have not done the garbage sorting well, a steel object (I've known an AA battery to do this) that passes through the shredder will create a spark, and this can ignite the several cubic meters of material just waiting to be burned. The silos will have a steam smothering device to fight the fire, and in most cases, simply starting the incinerator and sending the smoldering/burning material into the incinerator deals with the problem. As always, thanks for your expertise. A fire is fairly common is a scary thought. That the problem is mostly easily dealt with is somewhat comforting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbean2000 Posted April 26, 2019 #9 Share Posted April 26, 2019 This incident was on the REGAL the first week of April. The captain was great about keeping everyone informed about the incident. Facts: smoke was seen in one of the incinerator rooms. Fire control team immediately dispatched. A battery somehow was not found in the sorting process before items were put in the incinerator; this is what caused the smoke. Any fire in the incinerator was immediately put out. At no time were passengers or crew in any danger. Kudos to the captain (and of course the crew) for frequent updates after the initial notice came over the PA system. I thought it was important to post this as false rumors can take on a life of their own on internet forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outerdog Posted April 26, 2019 #10 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, caribbean2000 said: ...false rumors can take on a life of their own on internet forums! On Facebook. The home of Fake News. Forums seem to be better at sorting out the nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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