Damping-down operations under way after Tuas industrial warehouse fire; no reported injuries

SINGAPORE – Damping-down operations at an industrial warehouse in Tuas are under way after a fire broke out there in the wee hours of June 12.

In a statement published on the same day, Singapore Exchange-listed Enviro-Hub Holdings said that a fire had occurred at the company’s premises situated at 3 Gul Crescent.

The location is “primarily used as the group’s office and for warehousing and electronic waste recycling activities”, the company added.

Some 80 firefighters and 20 emergency vehicles were deployed to the area at the height of the operation, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post at 12.28pm.

It said the fire was extinguished at about 10am and that it monitored the site as a precautionary measure but did not detect any hazardous substances.

There were no reported injuries, SCDF noted, adding that the cause of the fire is under investigation.

The agency said damping-down operations – which are done to prevent the rekindling of a fire – were under way and were expected to continue through the day.

In its first Facebook post at about 5am, it said that it was alerted to the fire at about 3am. The fire involved a warehouse about the size of a football field.

In subsequent updates, it said that the fire, which involved waste materials and chemicals, was contained within the warehouse and under control.

Seven water jets, two firefighting machines and two aerial monitors were used to combat the blaze.

In response to queries, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said it was informed about a fire involving two adjoining single-storey industrial buildings at about 5am.

Portions of the steel roof across both buildings have collapsed, a BCA spokesperson said.

BCA has issued orders to the building owner to close off the buildings for further assessment due to damage from the fire.

The authority has also instructed the building owner to appoint a professional engineer to carry out detailed investigations and recommend permanent rectification measures to ensure building safety.

There were 125 fires at industrial premises in 2025, an increase of 27.5 per cent from 98 fires in 2024, SCDF said in its latest annual statistics report.

These fires were among the 471 fire calls at non-residential premises that SCDF responded to in 2025, up from 415 calls in 2024.

Fires due to electrical origin accounted for 43.5 per cent of fires in non-residential premises in 2025, SCDF added.