Fire breaks out at East Coast Park boat storage compound, firefighter taken to hospital东海岸公园船只存放处发生火灾，一名消防员被送往医院
A fire involving several boats and other items broke out at a boat storage compound in East Coast Park on Thursday (Oct 8).Thick black smoke billowing from the fire could be seen from about 300m away along the East Coast Parkway (ECP), and from locations as far as 1km away, including the Still Road area.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)...
A fire involving several boats and other items broke out at a boat storage compound in East Coast Park on Thursday (Oct 8).
Thick black smoke billowing from the fire could be seen from about 300m away along the East Coast Parkway (ECP), and from locations as far as 1km away, including the Still Road area.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne that it was alerted to the fire at about 3.20pm.
SCDF extinguished the blaze using two water jets.
Fisherman Tony Sim, 66, told AsiaOne that he had gone out fishing with a friend earlier in the afternoon.
After they cast their nets, Sim's friend returned to shore while he stayed behind to collect nets that had been cast earlier.
"As I turned around, I suddenly noticed thick black smoke," Sim said.
Sim then filmed the fire and called 995 to alert the authorities. He added that he was "too anxious" at the time to be certain about what had happened.
AsiaOne was at the scene and observed firefighters hosing down the affected area, where several boats were stored along the shoreline.
The fire was already under control by the time AsiaOne arrived, although firefighters continued to douse the area with water while plumes of white smoke remained visible.
Eight fishermen were also seen at the scene, with some appearing to discuss the extent of the damage.
Following the firefighting operation, one firefighter felt unwell and was taken to Singapore General Hospital as a precaution, SCDF said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
AsiaOne has reached out to NParks and the police for more information.
asyiqin.nadzri@asiaone.com
10 月 8 日星期四，东海岸公园的一个船只存放处发生火灾，多艘船只和其他物品被烧毁。
从东海岸公园大道 (ECP) 约 300 米外就能看到大火冒出的滚滚黑烟，甚至远在 1 公里外的斯蒂尔路地区也能看到。
新加坡民防部队（SCDF）告诉AsiaOne，他们于下午3点20分左右接到火警警报。
新加坡民防部队使用两支水枪扑灭了大火。
66岁的渔民Tony Sim告诉AsiaOne，当天下午早些时候他和朋友一起出海钓鱼。
他们撒网之后，西姆的朋友返回岸边，而他则留下来收拾之前撒下的网。
“我转过身时，突然看到一股浓浓的黑烟，”沈说道。
随后，沈先生拍摄了火灾现场视频，并拨打995报警。他还补充说，当时他“太过焦虑”，无法确定究竟发生了什么。
亚洲新闻社记者在现场看到消防员正在用水枪扑灭受灾区域的水，岸边停放着几艘船。
亚洲新闻台记者到达时，火势已经得到控制，但消防员仍在用水扑灭现场，同时还能看到滚滚白烟。
现场还看到了八名渔民，其中一些人似乎在讨论损失程度。
新加坡民防部队表示，灭火行动结束后，一名消防员感到身体不适，出于预防考虑被送往新加坡中央医院。
火灾原因正在调查中。
AsiaOne已联系国家公园局和警方以获取更多信息。
asyiqin.nadzri@asiaone.com