One taken to hospital, 30 evacuated after fire breaks out at Sungei Kadut industrial building
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SINGAPORE – One person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at an industrial building in Sungei Kadut on the night of Jan 7.
In a Facebook post that evening, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 14 Sungei Kadut Avenue at about 6.40pm.
A production area on the second floor of the four-storey industrial building was on fire when SCDF officers arrived.
“Firefighters deployed three water jets to contain the fire within the workshop,” said SCDF. The fire was extinguished at about 8pm, it added.
One person was assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital.
SCDF added that 30 people were evacuated from the affected building before its officers arrived.
When The Straits Times arrived at the scene at about 8.20pm, part of the building was seen cordoned off as SCDF officers attended to the site, which is also the address of glass manufacturer Da Di Glass.
The walls surrounding a room on the second floor appeared charred, with the damage stretching up towards the top floor.
The Straits Times understands that the building contains a glass factory on the first level, a facility for aluminium making on the second level, where the fire broke out, and dormitory facilities on the third and fourth levels.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
ST has contacted Da Di Glass for more information.
In a video posted on the Friends of Yew Tee Facebook group, plumes of smoke can be seen billowing from Sungei Kadut.
This is the second fire to have broken out in the Sungei Kadut area in a week.
On Jan 2, a fire broke out at another industrial building at 8 Sungei Kadut Crescent
