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The second blaze occurred about three hours after the first fire in an industrial estate in Eunos.
An unmanned firefighting machine and firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) at a fire in Defu Lane industrial estate on Apr 3, 2024. (Photos: SCDF)
(Updated: 03 Apr 2024 03:16AM)
SINGAPORE: A firefighter and another person were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at an industrial estate in Defu Lane early Wednesday morning (Apr 3), just hours after a blaze in Eunos.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the incident at Block 30 Defu Lane 9 at about 12.20am. The industrial estate is not far from Paya Lebar Air Base and the Kovan residential area.
The fire involved the contents of a two-storey industrial building, which houses a vehicle workshop on the ground floor and an office on the second floor.
A fire at Defu Lane industrial estate on Apr 3, 2024. (Photo: Renae Lim)
Five people had evacuated before firefighters arrived at the scene, said SCDF in an update on Facebook at about 2.35am on Wednesday.
Two people were assessed for smoke inhalation, with one of them taken to Sengkang General Hospital. The other declined to be taken to hospital.
In the course of the operation, a firefighter experienced heat exhaustion and was taken to Sengkang General Hospital "as a precautionary measure", said SCDF.
There were no other reported injuries.
Firefighters entering a burnt out building in Defu Lane industrial estate on Apr 3, 2024. (Photo: SCDF)