Jalan Buroh fire: Worker's family arrive in Singapore for funeral rites

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SINGAPORE - The wife and child of a Chinese worker who died in a massive fire in Jurong have arrived in Singapore to collect his remains and perform last rites, the Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) said in a Facebook post on Saturday (June 29).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - The wife and child of a Chinese worker who died in a massive fire in Jurong have arrived in Singapore to collect his remains and perform funeral rites, the Migrant Workers' Centre said in a Facebook post on Saturday .

MWC said Summit Gas Systems, a subsidiary of Union Energy Corporation which occupied the facility, was able to expedite travel arrangements for Mr Wei's family.The funeral rites and cremation were scheduled on Saturday. MWC is working with the company, the Chinese embassy and the Ministry of Manpower to settle Mr Wei's compensation payments.

In its post, the MWC also said that Mr Han Xin, one of the two workers injured in the fire, has been moved out of the high dependency unit at Singapore General Hospital and is healing from his injuries.

 

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