A 4,000 sq ft section of the canvas tent, which covered a car showroom and a carpet shop, came down at about 7am.

No one was hurt in the mishap, but the tent left a trail of damage estimated at over $60,000.

The owner of a carpet stall, Mr Majid Zinna, 53, saw about $50,000 worth of Belgian rugs ruined. The water soaked about half his collection of 1,000 carpets, which were uninsured.

'This is my first time renting a space here and this has happened. This period of time when our business is at its peak and I'm going to lose a lot,' he said.

The tent also landed on two display cars - a Toyota Mark X and a Honda Stream. They were hit by falling metal supports that broke rear-view mirrors, dented roofs and cracked windshields.

The director of Providence Motor company, who would only give her name as Ms Leesza, said one of her salesmen called her at about 8am to tell her about the collapse.

'The metal structure is not strong. Now I have to settle the issues of the damaged cars,' she said.

Ms Leesza said it would cost more than $10,000 to repair the damaged vehicles.

The 100,000 sq ft covering was erected about a month ago and houses 229 stalls selling items such as food and clothes.

The stalls were leased out by Do And Do Tradefair Management as part of festivities lined up for Hari Raya Puasa, which falls on Oct 1.

The company's operations manager, Mr Ivan Ho, said that the actual cause of the incident was still unclear. But but he said the weight of the rain on the canvas likely caused the tent's metal support to buckle.

At noon yesterday, contractors were seen removing the water-logged canvas roofing and dismantling the twisted metal frame.

Meanwhile, stall holders moved their goods outside the affected area.

'We're trying to put in a new structure by tonight. The stall holders should be able to continue with their business by tomorrow, I hope,' he said.