SCDF firefighters battling blaze in Tuas South warehouse

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Firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) are currently battling a fire at a warehouse at 28 Tuas South Avenue 8. In a Facebook post on Monday, SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at about 6.15pm and that, upon arrival, the fire was raging inside the...

Firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force are currently battling a fire at a warehouse at 28 Tuas South Avenue 8.

In a Facebook post on Monday, SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at about 6.15pm and that, upon arrival, the fire was raging inside the warehouse.It added that firefighters are fighting the fire with six water jets and an unmanned firefighting machine. “In view of the ongoing fire operation, members of the public are advised to avoid the area,” SCDF said.

Checks by The Straits Times online showed that the site is listed by manufacturer Sika Singapore as its head office. The company is a subsidiary of Sika AG, a speciality chemical company based in Switzerland that supplies the building and construction industry as well as manufacturing industries.

 

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