Fire breaks out at waste management firm in Jurong; no injuries reported
SCDF was alerted to a fire at about 12.15pm and dispatched 3 fire engines, 3 Red Rhinos, 2 firebikes, 1 ambulance, 2 Unmanned Firefighting Machines (UFM) and 7 support vehicles.
The fire which involved flammable and corrosive waste materials was extinguished within 2 hours. Damping down is currently in progress. There are no reported injuries, and the cause of fire is under investigation.
*Damping down is a term popularly used by SCDF firefighters to describe the application of water to wet burnt surfaces immediately after the fire is put out. This is to prevent any potential rekindle of fire from the hot burnt surfaces.
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