SINGAPORE: Fire gutted parts of a factory in Benoi
Crescent early Saturday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was
alerted of the fire at about 4am. When firefighters arrived at the
scene, the storage area was ablaze and filled with thick black
smoke.
Seven workers of the factory had already fled to
safety.
Firefighters brought the flames under control within 60 minutes,
using 21 water jets.
The administrative office of the factory, as well as the
neighbouring factories, were not affected by the fire.
The operation involved about 60 firefighters, five fire engines,
four Red Rhinos, five fire bikes, one ambulance and six support
appliances. No one was injured in the incident.
Investigations are still on into the cause of the fire.
-CNA/ac