Fire rages
through 2 factories in Toa Payoh
SINGAPORE: Two double-story factory units in Toa Payoh
Industrial Park caught fire on early Friday morning (Jan 29),
resulting in a massive firefighting operation involving 60
firefighters.
At the height of the operation, firefighters encircled the units
with seven water jets and deployed the use of foam. An Unmanned
Firefighting Machine and an aerial appliance were also deployed,
according to a post on the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF)
said in a Facebook page.
The fire, which involved laundry and paper products, was brought
under control in 90 minutes at about 6.30am, it added.
SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at about 2.25am, after
which two fire engines, three Red Rhinos, eight support vehicles
and an ambulance were dispatched and arrived at the scene within
seven minutes.
It also immediately deployed five water jets to contain the fire
within the units and prevented it from spreading to its
neighbouring units.
Mr Anton Chia, who called Mediacorp's hotline at 3.40am, said
that from his flat nearby he could see six fire engines battling
the blaze. Police personnel were also at the scene, Mr Chia
said.
There were no injuries reported, and at 6.36am, SCDF updated
that it was carrying out "damping down" operations at the scene,
referring to the application of water to wet burnt surfaces to
prevent the fire from rekindling due to the hot surfaces.
- CNA/mz