Fire breaks out at Defu Lane vehicle workshop
Preliminary investigations found that the fire had likely originated from an area where a car spray booth was located.
Firefighters took about one hour to put out the fire at the workshop on Defu Lane 12. (Photo: Facebook/SCDF)
SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at a vehicle workshop at Defu Lane on Friday (Nov 25).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the incident at 53 Defu Lane 12 at about 6.40pm.
SCDF said black smoke was billowing from the workshop when it arrived at the scene.
The fire involved multiple vehicles parked within the premises and the affected area measured about 10m by 10m, SCDF added.
Firefighters deployed three water jets to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighbouring units.
“The fire was extinguished in about an hour,” SCDF said in its Facebook post, adding that it was carrying out damping down operations.
No injuries were reported.
SCDF carried out an investigation on Saturday, and in a Facebook post said the fire had damaged the vehicle workshop, including a car spray booth and four vehicles there.
Findings from its preliminary investigation indicated that the fire had likely originated from the area where the car spray booth was located, SCDF added.
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