Fire breaks out at eight-storey warehouse in Jurong
SCDF was alerted to a fire at a warehouse cum office complex at 30 Toh Guan Road about 7:40 am. The fire, confined to the external facade of the building, was extinguished by firefighters within 40 minutes. A total of 2 fire engines, 2 Red Rhinos, 2 fire bikes, 5 support vehicles and 2 ambulances were deployed to the incident.
A woman in her 50s was conveyed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for burn injuries. SCDF firefighters are currently conducting *damping down operations. The cause of fire is under investigation.
*Damping down is a term used by SCDF 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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The woman died