SINGAPORE: A fire destroyed four units of a factory
block at No.11, Marsiling Industrial Estate Road 1 early Friday
morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted
to the fire at about 6 am.
Within minutes, the fire was raging and thick black
smoke could be seen.
Video footage from Channel NewsAsia's viewers showed that smoke
from the fire could be seen kilometres away.
The fire was brought under control within 25 minutes.
The units belonged to two companies dealing in electronic goods and
plastic products.
There were no casualties and the cause of the fire is being
investigated.
- CNA/ir