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Update: Oil tank fire at Jurong Island put out after five-hour operation

Published Wed, Apr 20, 2016 · 03:17 PM

[SINGAPORE] An oil tank fire which broke out at 23 Tembusu Road on Jurong Island at about 3pm on Wednesday was put out after a five-hour operation.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that around 150 personnel were involved in "battling the raging inferno", which was extinguished at 7.45pm.

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