One dead, another hurt after fire involving gas cylinders breaks out in Tuas
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SINGAPORE - A man died after a workplace fire involving gas cylinders broke out in Tuas on Friday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 21 Tuas Avenue 3 at about 9.05am and put out the blaze using a water jet.
The 38-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, while a 43-year-old man was taken conscious to Singapore General Hospital.
About 40 people evacuated the premises before SCDF arrived.
A spokesman for the police said that they were alerted to a workplace accident at the location at about 9am.
The Straits Times has contacted the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for more information.
The death comes three days after a 31-year-old Singaporean was killed in a workplace accident in Rifle Range Road.
A machine had fallen off a forklift and hit him, and the man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
A 62-year-old man was arrested
On Sept 1, MOM had called for a six-month heightened safety period
As part of this heightened safety period, companies in higher-risk sectors such as construction and manufacturing are required to conduct a mandatory safety time-out to review safety processes.
If severe lapses are found following a serious or fatal workplace accident, companies will be barred from hiring new foreign workers for up to three months.
