Channel NewsAsia 7 Jun 08;
SINGAPORE: Drains and canals at Sungei Sembawang are polluted, following Friday’s fire at a Woodlands factory.
Some factory workers in the area have also complained of pungent smells while others claim to have suffered mild dizzy spells.
Several dead fish at Sungei Sembawang were removed.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has advised the public not to carry out water sports and other activities in the affected areas. A nearby yacht club has also suspended its activities.
Workers have already been dispatched to clean up the area.
The downpour on Saturday morning also helped to speed up the process. Firefighters took about 30 hours to put out the flames at the factory in Woodlands Terrace. No one was injured.
NEA has said some of the contaminated firefighting water had been discharged into the canal leading to the beach near Admiralty Road West. - CNA/vm
