SINGAPORE: An early morning fire gutted a warehouse
at Defu Lane off Hougang Avenue 3.
No one was injured in the blaze.
In a statement on Sunday, the Singapore Civil
Defence Force (SCDF) said the fire also damaged an adjoining
two-storey office building.
The premises belong to SEF Construction, a company which provides
construction and interior fitting-out works together with
mechanical and electrical engineering services.
The SCDF said they were alerted to the fire at No. 55 Defu Lane 12
on Sunday at 2.08am.
Three fire engines, two Red Rhinos, five supporting vehicles and an
ambulance were immediately dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival, the fire was raging at the warehouse and at the
adjoining office building.
The fire involved timber products and engulfed an area of
approximately one football field.
SCDF said its fire fighters contained and brought the fire under
control within 45 minutes.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
- CNA/de/wm