10 suffer burn injuries in Tuas fire: Workers had skin peeling from their faces, ran out screaming
Posted on 25 February 2021 | 29,706 views | 27 comments
Dominic Low and David Sun
The Straits Times
February 25, 2021 Mr Islam Ruhul was working when he heard the sound of an explosion from a nearby workshop. He immediately rushed to the back entrance of the unit and saw a disoriented and badly burnt man. The 35-year-old migrant worker said that he moved the man away from the scene and used a penknife to cut away the remains of the injured man's clothes, which had caught fire.
This was in the aftermath of a fire at an industrial building in Tuas on Wednesday morning (Feb 24) that saw 10 people taken to hospital for burn injuries.
He spotted the victims after coming out to investigate.
Some of them had skin peeling from their faces, while others were bleeding from the soles of their feet, he said.
Mr Wong Wee Chiang, 45, who owns mechanical engineering company P3 Project, said he evacuated with his staff from the area after hearing the explosion. His firm occupies the unit opposite Stars Engrg.
Mr Wong said he later discovered that two of his workers had suffered minor injuries in the blast.
He said one worker had burns on his hands and buttocks, while the other had been knocked to the ground by the blast.
He took both of them to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital before SCDF officers arrived.
The Straits Times
February 25, 2021 Mr Islam Ruhul was working when he heard the sound of an explosion from a nearby workshop. He immediately rushed to the back entrance of the unit and saw a disoriented and badly burnt man.
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