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    Factory fire in Woodlands put out

    By Kai Fong | Yahoo! Newsroom – Thu, Feb 9, 2012

    UPDATED (3:20pm to include statement from SCDF)

    A fire that broke out in a factory in Woodlands at noon Thursday was put out by authorities at 1:40 pm.

    According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), there were no casualties.

    A spokesperson added that the fire at 28 Riverside Road started on the factory’s fourth floor and was confined to the same level.

    The SCDF first received a call about the fire at 12:01pm. They dispatched two fire engines, two Red Rhinos, five support vehicles and one ambulance to the scene.

    Eyewitness Priya Devi, a 21-year-old student, told Yahoo! Singapore she first saw black smoke coming from “an industrial building near Republic Polytechnic” at 12:55pm from her home near Causeway Point.

    Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the fire.

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    31 comments

    • Toby Mac
      Toby Mac  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      accidents happen when there are unskilled workers employed to try and do the job right. Cheap labour has its pit falls.
      • Nanyang
        Nanyang 3 months ago
        Talk about cheap labour. Sometimes, they are not worth "the peanuts" they are paid. Damn the lazy n stupid cheap labour.
    • devia astrid
      devia astrid  •  Sunnyvale, United States  •  3 months ago
      hellooooooo yahoo..... are you dreaming today only thursday lol'' not friday?
    • Edu
      Edu  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Friday noon? maybe its a forecast for next Friday.. whoa fire can predict also..
    • Damien L
      Damien L  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      claim insurance to cover losses

      textbook.
    • Ally Veronica
      Ally Veronica  •  3 months ago
      I saw the black smoke and the smell was so strong. My house is near Causeway Point.
      • Aftermath
        Aftermath 3 months ago
        did you choke?
      • Nanyang
        Nanyang 3 months ago
        Maybe Ally Veronica did not as she was watching out of the window of her air-conditioned room.
    • quad088
      quad088  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      it took about 1.5 hours to put out a small fire , mr. brown is correct, SCDF anyhow spray their hoses everywhere that's why lor
      • Sanchez
        Sanchez 3 months ago
        hello to whoever you are.. I don't know if you're a fireman or not..but FYI, regardless of how big or small the fire, SCDF personnel has to ensure that there will be no more reignite fire occuring. this is called damping down. neglect this & they'll spend more than 1.5 hours trying to put off the fire again. so use your brain before you shit your brain here!
      • Average Singaporean
        Average Singaporean 3 months ago
        their current chief's hose not big enough, less . . . fluid .. than the previous one. Thats why.
      • Aftermath
        Aftermath 3 months ago
        @Sanchez, why so hard no Quad88. Just an innocent remark, nothing more.
    • kif5057
      kif5057  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      hey,guys less presumptions n the fire broke it may be many reasons n nw pending upon the investigations.i was there i saw everything.it was in marsiling industrial area.The nearby residents at marsiling rise were alarmed by the toxic smelling fumes that initially polluted the air.Many residents alerted each other to close their windows.I have the video footage from my kitchen window.I truly applauded the SCDF respond teams they arrived in few mins at fire scene.Kudos to SCDF,Saving Lives are Your Priority 1.Be Gracious n Humane for .Not be Selfish.
    • Justin
      Justin  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Did the eyewitness need to have sex with the firemen before they started to put out the flames?
    • LPPL
      LPPL  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      i was there this afternoon, the fire was broke out as 28 riverside road, the company named HOMELY, mainly doing some hardware business...
    • Average Singaporean
      Average Singaporean  •  Shenzhen, China  •  3 months ago
      SCDF chief, quick bring out your hose and spray some . . . cu .. .m. . ..
    • misaki
      misaki  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      i was there passing by in a bus and saw black heavy smoke..
      • L-Pop
        L-Pop 3 months ago
        did you Stomp? LOL.
    • TOP
      TOP  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      These News are not proof read before publish,so you get wrong typo error here and there. careless reporter.
    • Abcd
      Abcd  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      The reporting is really bad. It's not Friday. It's actually today (Thursday). I saw the thick black smoke from my working place around 12:40pm.
    • Eric
      Eric  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      JTC, BCA, NEA and FSSB are sleeping. They never inspect those factories properly. Sugei Kadut area is the example for those government agencies are sleeping. Mosquitoes, roaches, illegal prostitution, illegal cigar...etc..go and see 36 Sungei Kadut Street 1, inside dormitory is more worse than jail, no sanitation, no hygiene,...there must be a fraud or corruption otherwise there is no way to have license or permission to run dormitory business.
      • quad088
        quad088 3 months ago
        PUB is also sleeping. I once walked along Thomson Road I noted more stagnate water was colleted along the shretch of road plus heavy vegetation growth. I made are report and their answer is NO MOSQUITO Breeding la - Well done la PUB
    • retro
      retro  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Very Informative news, Yahoo. Keep it up.
    • Dio
      Dio  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Thank god there's no casualties.
    • Petes Tong
      Petes Tong  •  3 months ago
      Already posters mentioning FT's.
      So sad and so predictable by the uneducated idiots.
    • jackrose
      jackrose  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      What is all this pollution thing about? All year around our own citizens with the FT's have been burning huge bonfires in our neighborhood causing so much irreparable damage to environment and human lives! 1st put a ban on all forms of 'burning' to really call this a CLEEN and GREEN city!
    • Rumour
      Rumour  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Thanks for correcting.
    • Rumour
      Rumour  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  3 months ago
      "A fire broke out in a factory in Woodlands around noon on Friday". Today is Thursday. Or are you reporting LAST Friday news?
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