Dozens of firefighters deployed after fire breaks out at industrial area in Eunos

SINGAPORE: Dozens of firefighters were deployed on Saturday (Nov 1) after a fire broke out at an industrial area in Eunos.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was initially alerted to the fire at 1079 Eunos Avenue 7 at about 5.30pm. The blaze was brought under control about three hours later, before it was fully extinguished at 11pm.

Three workshop units were caught in the blaze while the roof of a fourth unit was partially affected.

SCDF said that its firefighters managed to prevent the fire, which involved building materials and office equipment, from spreading further.

Due to the unstable structure of the affected premises, two firefighting machines were deployed to minimise risks to firefighters. 

"Sixteen emergency vehicles and about 60 firefighters are deployed to the incident," said SCDF.

"At the height of the operation, SCDF firefighters surrounded the affected units using two water jets, two water monitors, an aerial monitor, and two firefighting machines to contain the fire," it said in its final update.

There were no reported injuries.

Mr Antoine Lapeyre told CNA that he cycled to the scene after noticing a dark cloud of smoke. When he arrived, the roof of the building was still intact, but it later caved under the heat, he said. 

"Workers of the workshops on fire as well as neighbouring workshops were watching closely, some seemed visibly concerned," he added. 

He added that the police were enforcing a safety perimeter around the area.

In an alert, the Ministry of Home Affairs advised members of the public to steer clear of the area of the fire. 

Pictures and videos seen by CNA show a large plume of smoke rising from the blaze.

One commenter on SCDF's post said they had seen smoke from Bedok Reservoir Park, while another said that smoke was observed from Aljunied. A CNA reader said the smoke from the fire was also visible from Tampines Avenue 1.