20170517 Two rescued in Punggol construction site fire
Singapore May 17 2017 “Schools”
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Two rescued in Punggol construction site fire
Updated: 2017-05-17 5:00
Two workers trapped in a gondola were rescued by firefighters in the midst of a blaze at a Punggol construction site yesterday.
The men were taken to Changi General Hospital to be observed for smoke inhalation, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
No one else was injured.
An eyewitness told The Straits Times that officers from the SCDF’s elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team rappelled down the half-completed building of the Global Indian International School and brought the two men to safety.
It is understood that they were stranded when the fire broke out on the Hon Industries’ worksite and cut off electricity to the gondola.
SCDF said in a Facebook post late last night that the fire had involved contents on the site and damaged an area about 30m by 50m.
The fire was extinguished at about 5.30pm.
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