Blaze at Tuas South industrial area, SCDF expects ‘extended’ firefighting operation

Blaze at Tuas South industrial area, SCDF expects 'extended' firefighting operation

SINGAPORE: Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters are battling a fire at 28 Tuas South Avenue 8 and SCDF has advised people to avoid the area.

In a Facebook post on Monday (Mar 13) at about 8.10pm, SCDF said it was alerted to a fire at the location almost two hours earlier, and that firefighters are using six water jets and an unmanned firefighting machine to combat the blaze.

“Upon SCDF’s arrival, the fire was raging inside a warehouse,” it said. “The warehouse is connected to an industrial building.”

Earlier, SCDF said firefighters were working with two water jets and a ground monitor.

“This is expected to be an extended firefighting operation,” it said.

A video posted on Facebook showed huge plumes of smoke coming from a building in the area.