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1 dead, 2 injured in fire at LPG facility in Jurong
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In a Facebook post at 5.43pm on June 21, 2019, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said that it had been alerted to a fire at 43 Jalan Buroh.PHOTO: JASLINE TEO-HOLMBERG
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Choo Yun Ting
SINGAPORE - Several loud explosions were heard as a fire broke out in Jurong on Friday (June 21).
In a Facebook post at 5.43pm, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it had been alerted to a fire at 43 Jalan Buroh and that firefighting operations were ongoing.
"SGSecure mobile app users of M1, StarHub and Singtel who are within the immediate vicinity of the fire incident would have received an advisory message urging them and members of public to stay away from the affected area," the post added.
Water jets were deployed to surround the fire, SCDF said.
At 8.02pm, SCDF said that the fire involved liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders in an LPG facility about the size of two football fields.
"LPG Cylinders pose an explosion hazard when subjected to high temperatures," the post said, adding that SCDF officers are on high alert.
Two workers suffered burns and were taken to Singapore General Hospital. A body was found and pronounced dead at the scene by a SCDF paramedic.
In a final update at 9.20pm, SCDF said that a total of 35 emergency vehicles and 120 firefighters were deployed to the scene.
The fire involved hundreds of highly flammable LPG cylinders of various sizes and spread rapidly.
"Firefighters faced intense heat amidst exploding LPG cylinders while preventing the fire from spreading to larger LPG storage tanks nearby," the post added.
At the height of the firefighting operations, seven water jets, including an unmanned firefighting machine, were used to mitigate the fire.
The fire was brought under control at 7.30pm.
Reader Linda Cheng, 29, who lives in Boon Lay Avenue, told The Straits Times that she heard the loud explosions from her home around 5.20pm.
She took several videos of the area from which the sounds were heard, which showed thick smoke coming from a building in the distance.
Fire in Jalan Buroh
There was also a strong burning smell in the area, she said.
"We thought the loud explosions were thunder, until we saw the thick smoke," Ms Cheng said.
The scene at 43 Jalan Buroh at around 7.30pm on June 21, 2019.
Another eyewitness,who only wanted to be known as Mr Poh, told ST that he noticed the fire around 5pm.
Firefighting operations at 43 Jalan Buroh
"I heard about 10 to 20 loud explosions," he said, adding that the explosions stopped after a while.
"The fire looks to be under control, but there's still a lot of black smoke," he told ST at around 5.50pm.
Mr Anthony Tai, who works in the logistics line, said he was at home in Yuan Ching Road, about 4km away, when he heard multiple loud explosions shortly after 5pm. "I could see large, dark smoke from my window on the 10th floor," said the 63-year-old.
The scene at 43 Jalan Buroh at around 8pm on June 21, 2019. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
A reader, who wanted to remain anonymous, took several videos of the fire from 47 Jalan Buroh, which is located across the road. There were people running out of the warehouse building when the fire started, he said.
Photos circulating online showed the smoke could be seen from as far away as Jurong East, about 7km away.
Additional reporting by Zhaki Abdullah
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