Channel NewsAsia - Monday, June
9
SINGAPORE: Drains and canals at Sungei Sembawang are polluted,
following Friday’s fire at a Woodlands factory.
Some factory workers in the area have also complained of pungent
smells while others claim to have suffered mild dizzy spells.
Several dead fish at Sungei Sembawang were removed.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has advised the public not
to carry out water sports and other activities in the affected
areas. A nearby yacht club has also suspended its activities.
Workers have already been dispatched to clean up the area.
The downpour on Saturday morning also helped to speed up the
process. Firefighters took about 30 hours to put out the flames at
the factory in Woodlands Terrace. No one was injured.
NEA has said some of the contaminated firefighting water had
been discharged into the canal leading to the beach near Admiralty
Road West. — CNA/vm