SINGAPORE — A fire broke out in an industrial building along Tuas South Avenue 8 on Monday (March 13), with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) expecting an "extended firefighting operation".
The blaze spanned an area the size of about one-and-a-half football fields and involved solvents and flammable construction materials in a warehouse and the connecting production areas, including a six-storey production unit, said SCDF.
A total of 26 emergency vehicles and about 80 personnel were deployed for this incident, SCDF added.
In a Facebook post, SCDF said that it was alerted to a fire at the location at 6.15pm and firefighting operations are ongoing.
At the time of firefighters' arrival, the fire was raging inside a warehouse that was connected to an industrial building.
Two water jets and a ground monitor were deployed to the scene to put out the blaze, but by around 9pm, SCDF said in an update on Facebook that the fire was the size of about 1.5 football fields and firefighters were using eight water jets and an unmanned firefighting machine to put out the blaze.
Solvents and flammable construction materials were in the fire, SCDF added.
Two workers were earlier assessed by an SCDF paramedic for blisters on the hands and forehead. They refused to be taken to the hospital.
There were no other reported injuries.
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