SINGAPORE: Fire gutted a warehouse at Upper Bukit
Timah Road on Monday night.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted
about the fire at about 8.50pm.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, the blaze
had engulfed three quarters of the single-storey warehouse, which
was approximately the size of a football field.
The warehouse was stacked with wood, metal and food products - as
high as six metres - causing the place to be smoke-logged and
making it difficult for firefighters to get to the affected
areas.
At the height of the fire, the SCDF used seven water jets to
contain the fire.
The fire was brought under control within two hours.
One firefighter was sent to the National University Hospital for
heat exhaustion.
The SCDF is investigating the cause of the blaze.
- CNA/xq