[Final Update: Fire @ No. 31 Benoi Lane]
The fire at the aforementioned location was extinguished at about 7.30pm on 23 April 2022, and SCDF is currently conducting damping down* operations.
The fire had engulfed a waste oil processing plant.
SCDF deployed 14 emergency vehicles and about 80 firefighters to the incident, comprising career officers, full-time National Servicemen (NSF) as well as Operationally Ready National Servicemen (ORNS). A Rapid Response Fire Vessel (RFV) from the SCDF Marine Division was also deployed.
Firefighters first brought the fire at the front of the premises under control using foam. They then moved deeper into the premises to mitigate the fire. At the same time, foam from handheld jets and the RFV’s monitor were used to mitigate the fire at the side and rear of the premises facing the sea, in order to prevent the fire from spreading.
At the height of the firefighting operation, a total of five foam jets and two water jets were deployed.
Six persons were evacuated from the premises prior to the arrival of SCDF. There were no reported injuries.
*Damping down refers to the application of water to wet burnt surfaces immediately after a fire is put out. It is to prevent any potential rekindle of fire from the hot burnt surfaces.
