Fire breaks out at Tampines industrial building, workers and students evacuated
A fire broke out at 18 Tampines Street 92 on 9 May 2025, forcing evacuations of workers and students nearby. The Singapore Civil Defence Force deployed five water jets to battle the blaze.
SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at a two-storey industrial building at 18 Tampines Street 92 on 9 May 2025, prompting evacuations.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted at around 12.50pm.
SCDF’s Facebook post and online videos showed thick black smoke rising from the building.
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According to a Google search, two companies are listed at this address: furnishing retailer T.C. Homeplus and bedding store Jean Perry.SG.
Nearby, students from Middleton International School evacuated in large groups via staircases, according to 8 World News.
At 3.08pm, SCDF updated that they were using five water jets, an aerial monitor from a Combined Platform Ladder, and an unmanned firefighting machine.
The fire is under control, but the premises’ structure has been assessed as unstable.
One person from the premises was treated for a minor arm cut by an SCDF paramedic but declined hospitalisation.
