Monday, 12 October 2015
Fire at No. 21, Tanjong Kling
Road
SCDF was alerted to a case of fire at No. 21, Tanjong Kling Road
at 0930hrs.
Prior to SCDF’s arrival, there was a fire and a few explosions
were heard in the premises. The in-house Company Emergency Response
Team (CERT) immediately located the fire, conducted evacuation and
firefighting operations.
Upon SCDF’s arrival, the fire had engulfed a laboratory
measuring about 7m by 5m, in close proximity to a production and
storage area.
SCDF immediately deployed four water jets to contain the fire
within the laboratory and prevented it from spreading to the nearby
flammable cylinders storage area. Concurrently, SCDF personnel
equipped with breathing apparatus sets conducted search operations
within the premises.
SCDF is investigating the cause of fire.
Details of
Injuries
One person was pronounced dead at scene by paramedic and SCDF
conveyed 7 casualties to hospitals (5 persons to National
University Hospital and 2 persons to Ng Teng Fong Hospital). The
nature of injuries range from lacerations, smoke inhalation and
burn injuries.
http://www.scdf.gov.sg/general/news/news-releases/2015/fire-no-21-tanjong-kling-road
