Fire on reclaimed land at the North-East of Singapore
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SCDF confirmed that the blaze is still ongoing.
An SCDF spokesperson said that the fire was at Tekong, an that an official statement will be released soon. -
hope its just purely forest fire...
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A SCDF spokesperson said personnel and resources are at Changi Village Terminal and are "on alert and on standby".
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An SCDF spokesperson said:
"At 2:06pm, SCDF was alerted to a fire at above mentioned location.
"With the support of an SAF marine vessel, SCDF dispatched its vehicles and personnel to the location.
"One Fire Engine, one Red Rhino, one Supporting Vehicle and two SCDF Marine Fire Vessels were dispatched.
"SCDF is currently carrying out fire-fighting operations on the reclaimed land.
"About 10 fire-fighters are fighting the fire with 2 water jets.
"The fire, which was the size of a football field, has been reduced to small pockets of fire.
"The fire is confined within a sand bunk wall.
"The contents of the fire involve some construction-site machinery and equipment, and products believed to be used in land reclamation.
"SCDF marine fire vessels (Api Api 1 and 2) are also at the location assisting with the fire-fighting operations by pumping sea water to assist the fire-fighters on the ground fight the fire.
"There were no reported injuries so far." -
Originally posted by TIB1234T:
hope its just purely forest fire...
The machine malfunctioned, creating a chort circuit which then caused the fire.
Never heard any official news from Tekong Island before
When I read the title, I was like :
WTF HOUGANG/SENGKANG/PUNGGOL GOT FIRE???
After reading contents, I was like :
Chey, at Tekong Island. But really North-East of SG ley!
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donch worry ppl, im safe!
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Originally posted by FireIce:
donch worry ppl, im safe!
SAFE AND SOUND - Taylor Swift.
But that song made me sleep SAFE AND SOUND. -
Originally posted by SBS2656X:
The machine malfunctioned, creating a chort circuit which then caused the fire.
Never heard any official news from Tekong Island before
When I read the title, I was like :
WTF HOUGANG/SENGKANG/PUNGGOL GOT FIRE???
After reading contents, I was like :
Chey, at Tekong Island. But really North-East of SG ley!
"The machine malfunctioned, creating a chort circuit which then caused the fire"that machine must be as big as a football field