8 people suffer burns after 'loud explosion' at Tuas industrial building

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SINGAPORE: Eight people were taken to a hospital with burns on Wednesday (Feb 24), following what witnesses say was a 'loud explosion' at an ...

SINGAPORE: Eight people were taken to a hospital with burns on Wednesday , following what witnesses say was a"loud explosion" at an industrial building in Tuas.

He then ran out of his office and saw black smoke billowing from a gaping hole in the wall of the building next door. Several workers were running out of the building screaming.SCDF vehicles and police seen inside the compound after an explosion at a building at Tuas Avenue 11, on Feb 24, 2021. Videos of the incident seen by CNA showed several workers with burns and patches of skin missing from their arms, torso and back. Several of them had their clothing burned off and were seen with strips of cloth on their shoulders and legs.When CNA visited the site at about 1pm, about 30 people were standing outside the affected building. About 15 of them appeared to be migrant workers.

SCDF vehicles and police seen inside the compound after an explosion at a building at Tuas Avenue 11, on Feb 24, 2021. A technician who wanted to be known as Mr Ng, 52, said he was working in the block next to where the explosion happened. He did not hear the explosion because he was wearing earplugs but was alerted by his colleagues to evacuate.Bangladeshi national Sohel, 31, was sleeping in a migrant worker dormitory in a unit on the third floor at the time of the explosion.

 

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