Lest you’re one who never ventures out of your neighbourhood, here’s a map showing you how far Jurong is from Bishan.
The distance?
About 10km to 15km, depending on whether you fly there or drive there. If you drive, that’ll take you about 20 minutes.
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So for someone in Bishan to be able to see the smoke in Jurong, you can bet that this could be one of the biggest fires in Singapore.
Well, that’s according to an eyewitness who told CNA about it, though from our office at Bukit Batok, which is much nearer, we couldn’t see the smoke.
Massive Fire in Jalan Buroh
This evening, at 5:45 p.m., the SCDF received a call regarding a fire at 43 Jalan Buroh.
People who were near the area and had SGsecure app installed would receive a notification to warn them to stay away from the area. Also, people who are on M1, Singtel and Starhub near the area would also receive an SMS to urge them to stay away from the area.
Jalan Buroh isn’t near Jurong East MRT Station but closer to Lakeside MRT Station. To people living in Jurong, it’s the so-called “Taman Jurong” area.
Throughout the Internet, people were posting videos and images of the fire.
Eyewitnesses’ Accounts
According to various media reports, loud explosions could be heard from the area. Even people who live in Boon Lay Avenue, which is almost 5 km away, could hear the explosions.
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They claimed to have heard it earlier, at about 5:00 p.m.
When CNA reporters were there, they spotted six SCDF vehicles and three police cars.
Two injured men were also spotted with bandages.
So far, the extent of the casualties isn’t confirmed yet.
43 Jalan Buroh: A Gas Company
When there’s no mention of what company had been involved, a search online shows that 43 Jalan Buroh houses Summit Gas Systems Pte Ltd.
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Farther down the road is the SPC office and an SPC petrol station, so hopefully the fire can be contained soon.
According to a netizen, the smoke can be seen very clearly from the petrol station.
The sky at Jurong East MRT Station turned dark as well due to the smoke.
Let’s just hope that everyone’s fine, as firefighters are still battling the fire:
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Update on 22 June 2019 (10:01 a.m.):
It’s reported that a person is killed, and two people were hospitalized from the fire, which involved hundreds of flammable LPG cylinders.
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