The fire in Kranzhi scrap factory was finally extinguished four days later

After four days of fire-fighting operations, the fire was finally put out Sunday (February 23), and the Civil Defense Forces left fire extinguishing machines and firefighters to observe in the fire.

At 10:30 am on Wednesday, February 19, a fire broke out at a waste treatment plant in Kranzhi. After four days of fire-fighting operations by civil defense personnel, the fire was finally completely extinguished on Sunday.

The Civil Defense Force said on Facebook that in the past four days, the Civil Defense Force has continued to fight to put out the deep smolder fire points in the waste pile.

The Civil Defense Forces are currently gradually reducing the resources deployed, but as part of the preventive measures, the Civil Defense will send fire-fighting machines and civil defense personnel to stay on the site to monitor areas affected by the fire.

In addition, the Civil Defense Forces will gradually hand over the site to the owners to carry out restoration work.

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The fired factory covers an area of ​​about 2,500 square meters. Singapore Civil Defense Forces used a total of six water guns, four unmanned fire extinguishers, a drone and a ladder truck to deal with the burning waste in the factory on Wednesday.

This is the fourth fire in seven years in the factory involved.

The National Environment Agency previously confirmed that the authorities have intervened in the investigation and the Singapore Construction Bureau also issued a closure order to the factory.

The Civil Defense Force confirmed that the Civil Defense Force extinguished the fire at No. 11 Kranzhi Road three times between 2018 and 2024, respectively, on March 22, 2018, June 20, 2023 and March 28, 2024. day. The investigation results show that all three fires were accidental, due to smoldering embers or spontaneous combustion of general waste.

During the same period, the Civil Defense Forces conducted 10 inspections of the site. Due to fire safety violations, such as exit sign failures and hindering the use of fire safety facilities, a total of four fire hazard notices were issued. In addition, due to serious violations, three violation notices were issued in total.