Fire at waste management plant in Jurong
SINGAPORE – A fire has broken out at another waste management plant in Jurong, nearly a month after a massive fire nearly gutted Eco Special Waste Management in Tuas.
Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force
SINGAPORE – A fire has broken out at another waste management plant in Jurong, nearly a month after a massive fire nearly gutted Eco Special Waste Management in Tuas.
On Tuesday (March 21), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) posted on its Facebook page that it had been alerted at 12.15pm to a fire at 23 Tanjong Kling Road, which is the address of NSL OilChem Waste Management.
The SCDF dispatched three fire engines, three Red Rhinos, two firebikes, one ambulance, two Unmanned Firefighting Machines (UFM) and seven support vehicles.
(Photos: Singapore Civil Defence Force)
The fire involved a section of a waste management plant measuring an area of 30m by 30m, involving flammable and corrosive waste material.
The SCDF its firefighters "surrounded and contained the fire using foam jets" and extinguished within two hours.
The SCDF added: "Workers in the premises had evacuated prior to SCDF arrival. No injuries have been reported."
The cause of fire is under investigation.
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