US EditionToa Payoh blaze: Faulty riser forced firefighters to haul hoses up 10 storeys; SCDF investigating
SINGAPORE, JUL 29 – Seven people were hospitalized after firefighters manually hauled hoses up stairs due to a malfunctioning dry rising main during a blaze at a Toa Payoh block, officials said.
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Toa Payoh blaze: Faulty riser forced firefighters to haul hoses up 10 storeys; SCDF investigating
SINGAPORE: A faulty dry rising main forced firefighters battling a blaze on the 10th and 11th storeys of a Toa Payoh block to manually run hoses up the staircase to establish a water supply. The
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Asia OneWater supply issues during Toa Payoh blaze affected firefighting operations; SCDF investigating
SCDF said it will take action against any non-compliance with fire safety requirements, including non-maintenance of fire safety equipment. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Faulty dry rising main forced firefighters to haul hoses up 10 storeys during Toa Payoh fire; SCDF probing
A dry rising main at Block 229 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 was found to be faulty when the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) tackled a fire on 29 July. SCDF confirmed on 30 July that the defect prevented water from being pumped to higher floors. Firefighters resorted to laying hoses directly from the fire engine on the ground up to the 10th and 11th floors via the staircase. The fire had engulfed a unit on the 10th floor and spread to another on the 1…
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