From CUC

Statement on Fire at Engine Room 5

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd (CUC) wishes to advise that there was a fire in Engine Room 5 at approximately 10:33 this morning.

The fire was the result of a broken fuel line that leaked fuel onto the exhaust system of one of the generating units.

Our team worked quickly to stop the unit, isolate the fuel source and extinguished the fire. However, as part of our procedure they called 911 and as a result the fire trucks and the ambulance were on location.

All of our employees are safe, however, as a precautionary measure the two members of the team who extinguished the fire have been taken to the hospital for precautionary evaluation of possible smoke inhalation.

The generating unit affected appears to have only superficial damage and is expected to return to service in one to two days. The Company has returned other generating units to service from scheduled maintenance outages to make up for the temporary loss of capacity. There were brief rotating outages until some of these units were returned. As of 11:55 AM power has been restored to all customers.