shenton way....which part? ORQ to DBS tower all shenton way leh
towerin inferno?
Did not hear any news.
Any update?
update from friends say whole of Robinson Road still closed and the firemen still fighting the fire
That serious?
I better swtich on cna....trying not to switch on tv to save electricity.
that bldg is antique.....high time to demolish it
Probably hubby and wife quarrel...
Originally posted by likeyou:Probably hubby and wife quarrel...
in the office?
anyone seeen elindra?:)
Originally posted by Hitman Journal:anyone seeen elindra?:)
soon FI will come say "PM, kum lan one ar?"
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Fire Incident at 63 Robinson Road
At 1006 hrs, SCDF was alerted to a fire at the sixth floor of a building located at 63 Robinson Road. Upon receiving the notification, SCDF resources which included 2 Fire Engines, 4 Red Rhinos, 1 Fire Bike, 1 Ambulance and 3 Support Appliances were dispatched.
Upon arrival within 6 minutes, an office unit on the sixth floor of the building was on fire. SCDF personnel immediately donned breathing apparatus equipment and proceeded to the affected unit to conduct internal fire-fighting operations. The unit measuring about 30 by 20 metres was on fire. The occupants of the building self evacuated prior to SCDF’s arrival.
The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes using 2 water jets and the fire was confined within the affected unit. Mitigating fires in a high-rise building requires the fire-fighting operations to be conducted internally. About 20 fire fighters were in the affected unit fighting the fire; they also conducted search operations. A body was found in the affected unit and pronounced dead by SCDF paramedics at scene.
An SCDF aerial appliance which was being deployed as a supportive element in the fire-fighting operation, encountered technical difficulty in extending the boom. The inability to deploy the aerial appliance did not affect the fire fighting operations. An aerial appliance is normally used in such situations for aerial reconnaissance and to provide any fire fighting support, if required. In this instance, it was not required because our fire fighters were able to access the fire and mitigate internally. Nonetheless, an additional aerial appliance was immediately activated to the scene when the difficulty was encountered.
The cause of fire and the death is under investigation.
Oh, my goodness.
I was in the area and heard fire engines... then after 2 min the ambulance sirens started sounding too.
难得 some excitement in tt area
although 1 casualty
but the aerial appliance cannot work properly relli throw SCDF face
which minister in charge?
Whole station 11 turned out?
I wonder why cna never prompt for LATEST news on the screen?
Disappointed.
who depends on CNA or ST for latest news???????
HAHAHAHAHA
"An SCDF aerial appliance which was being deployed as a supportive element in the fire-fighting operation, encountered technical difficulty in extending the boom. The inability to deploy the aerial appliance did not affect the fire fighting operations. An aerial appliance is normally used in such situations for aerial reconnaissance and to provide any fire fighting support, if required. In this instance, it was not required because our fire fighters were able to access the fire and mitigate internally."
I find the words in bold very contradictory. "Inability" means they tried to deploy but it failed. And then they go on to say it is not required. So why freaking deploy in the first place?
Which brings me to the question: Don't they have anyone in the PR dept to vet it?
POLICE have arrested a 66-year-old Singaporean Indian man for suspected murder, following the discovery of a body in a fire at Afro Asia Building at Robinson Road on Wednesday.
A police press release said that, after responding to the fire, officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) discovered a badly burnt body, believed to be that of a female victim, at the scene on the 6th floor of the building.
Investigation Officers from Central Police Division and the Criminal Investigation Department's Special Investigation Section were at the scene to conduct investigations while officers from CID's Forensic Management Branch and scientists from the Health Sciences Authority were present to gather forensic evidence.
Working on leads established through investigations, police arrested the suspect in Jurong at about 10.50pm on Wednesday. The arrest was made 13 hours after the fire was reported, said the police.