By Elena Chong
A MAN was charged in court on Wednesday with setting fire at
Bukit Batok Industrial Park earlier this year resulting in damage
of about $2 million.
No plea was taken Soh Boon Aik, 47.
He is said to have set fire to styrofoam at Block 2019 Bukit
Batok Street 23 at 9.54am on Jan 26.
It took four fire engines, two firebikes, two Red Rhinos, four
support vehicles and eight water jets to get the flames under
control in 20 minutes.
Soh was remanded at Jurong police division for a week.
If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to seven years and a
fine.