SINGAPORE: Firefighters with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) are battling a warehouse fire in Kranji, in the second major industrial fire in three days.
At least 70 firefighters were deployed early Thursday morning (Mar 22) to tackle the blaze at 11 Kranji Crescent, SCDF said in a Facebook post at around 3.10am.
The firefighters are facing tricky conditions including a buckled zinc roof and smoke-logged surroundings, the post said.
"The fire involving piles of waste materials is contained within a warehouse," SCDF said in an later post, adding that 16 firefighting appliances and support vehicles as well as about 70 personnel were at the scene fighting the fire.
Firefighting operations continued for more than four hours. (Photo: SCDF)
In a subsequent post at around 4.15am, SCDF said that such fires involving piles of waste materials are typically deep seated and difficult to be extinguished quickly.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAt 5.05am, SCDF updated that firefighting operations were still ongoing and that its firefighters faced "a few challenges", due to the warehouse's zinc roof.
"As hot air rises, smoke naturally accumulates underneath the roof. This resulted in a heavily smoke-logged condition within the warehouse, hampering breathing and visibility," SCDF said.
Additionally, SCDF added that its firefighters had to be "alert and wary" at all times to the potential collapse of a section of the buckled zinc roof.
"Hence they have to work in teams and move discreetly in combating the deep seated fire, while looking out for each other’s safety," SCDF said.
At around 6.20am, SCDF said that the fire had been "well surrounded and confined to an area of approximately 600 square metres".
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At least 70 firefighters were deployed early Thursday morning (Mar 22) to tackle the blaze at 11 Kranji Crescent, SCDF said in a Facebook post at around 3.10am.
The firefighters are facing tricky conditions including a buckled zinc roof and smoke-logged surroundings, the post said.
"The fire involving piles of waste materials is contained within a warehouse," SCDF said in an later post, adding that 16 firefighting appliances and support vehicles as well as about 70 personnel were at the scene fighting the fire.
In a subsequent post at around 4.15am, SCDF said that such fires involving piles of waste materials are typically deep seated and difficult to be extinguished quickly.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAt 5.05am, SCDF updated that firefighting operations were still ongoing and that its firefighters faced "a few challenges", due to the warehouse's zinc roof.
"As hot air rises, smoke naturally accumulates underneath the roof. This resulted in a heavily smoke-logged condition within the warehouse, hampering breathing and visibility," SCDF said.
Additionally, SCDF added that its firefighters had to be "alert and wary" at all times to the potential collapse of a section of the buckled zinc roof.
"Hence they have to work in teams and move discreetly in combating the deep seated fire, while looking out for each other’s safety," SCDF said.
At around 6.20am, SCDF said that the fire had been "well surrounded and confined to an area of approximately 600 square metres".
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