Smoke in the Sky 2

Looking to the north direction, thick dark smokes are seen billowing into the sky, most likely from the Kranji industrial area at the farside.

Strange things could happen on a Sunday afternoon when very few workers are around in the factories.

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LATEST: "Biggest fire in 5 years razes factory.
AN INFERNO swept through a factory complex in the Sungei Kadut area near Woodlands yesterday afternoon, razing several tin shacks." -- The Straits Times, August 4, 2008 Monday

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Channel NewsAsia: "Sungei Kadut factory fire brought under control
SINGAPORE: Fanned by strong winds in the area, a fire at a factory in Sungei Kadut Street 1 blazed for almost four hours before it was brought under control at 7.30pm.

It is believed the factory, Tiong Soon Hup, deals largely with timber.

A spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it first received a call about the fire at 3.30pm.

12 fire-fighting appliances, nine support vehicles and 70 fire-fighters were sent to the scene to fight the blaze.

No injuries have been reported and all staff have been accounted for. The neighbouring units were also evacuated as a precaution.

The factory owner was devastated by the fire. Madam Toh said: "We have nothing left. What (losses) are there left to estimate? Thirty years of blood, sweat, all gone."

The fire caught the attention of passengers on an MRT train passing through the area, and some sent footage and photos of the fire to Channel NewsAsia."

- CNA/ir