SCDF, police conduct checks at commercial premises ahead
of festivities
SINGAPORE : Civil defence (SCDF) and police officers
will be conducting their fourth joint enforcement exercise on
Friday night around Singapore.
The exercise is to ensure safety measures are in
place at commercial premises ahead of the busy festive
season.
They will be checking on hotels, malls and
entertainment outlets.
Two teams of civil defence officers will be checking on some 20
premises.
Among them - Plaza Singapura.
Marks & Spencers on Level 2 of Plaza Singapura was issued a
fire hazard warning.
They had to immediately remove boxes piled along passageways.
Police officers will join their SCDF counterparts during the blitz
at public entertainment outlets.
The joint blitz by SCDF and police started in 2007.
- CNA /ls