SINGAPORE — The fire hydrants near Monday's (Jan 9) blaze at East Coast Road were found to be 'in working order' the next day, national water agency PUB said, despite eyewitness accounts that firefighters faced difficulties when operating one of the fire hydrant, which allowed the fire to spread.
SINGAPORE — The fire hydrants near Monday's blaze at East Coast Road were found to be"in working order" the next day, national water agency PUB said, despite eyewitness accounts that firefighters faced difficulties when operating one of the fire hydrant, which allowed the fire to spread.esidents at the scene on the night of the fire said they watched emergency responders take half an hour to get a fire hydrant to work.
PUB is also working with the Singapore Civil Defence Force to ascertain the facts of the incident, said the agency. Even after one of the padlocks were broken, they were still unable to use the hose reel because there was no water supply. The courts later found that a technician had been negligently shut off the water supply and was fined S$2,700.
The fire was eventually put out at around 1.50am when firefighters managed to get the first fire hydrant working, after 30 minutes of"struggling" with it, Due to potential structural damage caused by the fire, the residents of all six affected homes will now have to find alternative accommodations, they told TODAY.
He said his master bedroom was the most badly affected out of all the rooms in his house, with the entire room being essentially charred by the fire. But luckily, he and three other family who were home at the time were able to evacuate before the fire reached their house. Ms Gwen Phoo, head of marketing at residential fire protection company Falcon Fire, said that the onus lies on the authorities to step up their checks so that the past cases do not repeat itself.
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