No MRT service between Tuas Link and Tuas West Road after fire in Tuas building storing chemicals
SINGAPORE - A fire about the size of a football field at an industrial building in Tuas was brought under control by firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force early on Wednesday morning.
The SCDF was alerted to the fire at 11 Tuas Link 1 around 2.05am and dispatched firefighters from two stations and the special rescue unit to restrict its spread. The building is occupied by Megachem, a wholesaler and distributor for speciality chemicals. The SCDF said chemicals were stored on the premises, without revealing any information on the cause of the fire.
Five water and foam jets and two unmanned firefighting machine were deployed in what the SCDF said would be an extended operation. As at 6.10am, firefighting operations were still ongoing.Train services between the Tuas Link and Tuas West Road stations on the East-West MRT line were disrupted on Wednesday morning for nearly two hours. They resumed at around 7.20am.[Update 2: Industrial Fire @ 11 Tuas Link 1] Early this morning , SCDF was alerted to a fire at the abovementioned location.
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