SINGAPORE: A joint enforcement blitz by the
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police was conducted
on shopping malls, hotels and public entertainment outlets on
Friday night.
Marina Square Shopping Centre was issued three
notices of Fire Safety Offence which carried a total fine of up to
S$1,500. The shopping centre had fire safety works without approval
plans at two levels of its carpark.
The SCDF statement said Marina Square changed the
use of vehicle parking lots and the vicinity to a storage area
which caused the existing fire safety measures to become
inadequate.
In addition, the shopping centre was issued eight Fire Hazard
Abatement Notices which served as a warning for not observing fire
safety measures as some escape routes were obstructed.
Centrepoint Shopping Centre was issued a fine of up to S$500 for a
Fire Safety Offence for changing the use of carpark area to a
storage area which would cause the existing fire safety measures to
become inadequate. The mall was also issued four Fire Hazard
Abatement Notices for flouting fire safety measures.
Concorde Hotel received three Fire Hazard Abatement Notices; Top 5
@ Orchard Towers was issued two such notices; Peyton Place @
Orchard Towers was issued one and Ipanema @ Orchard Towers received
three such notices.
- CNA/ck