Fire breaks
out at scrap metal yard in Defu, no injuries
reported
SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at a scrap metal yard in Defu
Industrial Estate on Monday (Mar 19) afternoon, said the Singapore
Civil Defence Force.
The SCDF said in a Facebook post that they were alerted to the
fire, which involved scrap metal, at 9 Defu Lane 4 at about
1.50pm.
The fire was extinguished by firefighters with two foam jets and a
monitor mounted on a Red Rhino. There were no injuries
reported.
Photos uploaded by SCDF showed smoke billowing out from a pile
of metal.
Channel NewsAsia understands that an area about the size of a
badminton court was on fire.
Source: CNA/ng