One dead, another hurt after fire breaks out in Tuas

SCDF was alerted to the fire at 21 Tuas Avenue 3 at around 9.05am on Friday and extinguished the fire using water jet. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A man died after a fire involving gas cylinders broke out at Tuas Avenue 3 on Friday (Dec 30) morning.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at 21 Tuas Avenue 3 at about 9.05am and extinguished the blaze using a water jet.

A 38-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic while a 43-year-old man was taken conscious to Singapore General Hospital.

About 40 people evacuated from the premises before SCDF arrived.

A police spokesman said they were alerted to a workplace accident there at about 9am.