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Operations by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) are still taking place following a fire in Loyang on Tuesday (Sep 10) morning. The fire, which began at around 7.45am on Tuesday, took place at Digital Realty, a data centre located along 3 Loyang Way.20 evacuated amid blaze at Loyang, SCDF efforts still ongoing after a full day
Operations by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) are still taking place following a fire in Loyang on Tuesday (Sep 10) morning. The fire, which began at around 7.45am on Tuesday, took place at Digital Realty, a data centre located along 3 Loyang Way. The SCDF were alerted to the fire at about 8am. «The fire involved lithium-ion batteries housed in battery rooms on the third floor of a four-storey building,» the SCDF said in response to AsiaOne's queries. Four water jets were deployed to combat the fire while the sprinkler system was activated in the building. Around 20 individuals were evacuated from the building prior to the arrival of the SCDF. No injuries were reported. An unmanned firefighting robot was also deployed for a damping down operation to cool the batteries, the SCDF stated, also highlighting that this would likely be a «prolonged operation». No reported injuries Digital Realty, an international real estate firm, operates three data centres locally. Two of these centres are in Loyang, while the last is in Jurong. Read more