SINGAPORE: One person was sent to hospital after an ammonia gas leak near the Tuas Checkpoint on Friday morning (Jul 31), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said.
A 68kg ammonia gas cylinder ruptured in a room on the first floor of a three-storey building along Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim at 8.45am, said SCDF in a news release. Two fire engines, three hazardous materials response vehicles, an ambulance and a support vehicle were deployed.
SCDF said when it arrived, the Company Emergency Response Team (CERT) had switched off connecting valves to the ruptured cylinder to isolate the source of the leak. Hazardous materials specialists from Tuas Fire Station flushed away the residual ammonia gas from the ruptured cylinder with a water jet.
About 80 personnel were evacuated from the premises, said SCDF. A man who complained of difficulty in breathing was conveyed conscious to hospital. He also felt discomfort on his face and throat and SCDF helped decontaminate him by washing him thoroughly with water before he was sent to hospital.
- CNA/xk