Gas Explosion Damaged 2 Shophouses In Singapore, 1 Person Injured

Illustration of the explosion. (Unsplash-Sergi Viladesau)

JAKARTA - At least two shophouses were badly damaged, while one person was injured as a result of a gas explosion occurred in the trading area of Syed Alwi Road, Singapore.

Citing Asiaone, one injured victim was a mini market employee who was hit by broken glass where he worked when the explosion occurred on Tuesday, October 8 that morning.

The Singapore Civil Defense Forces (SCDF) expects an explosion to emerge due to a buildup of flammable gas in one of the restaurants in the region, causing two shophouses to be badly damaged.

The Singapore Building Supervisory Agency (BPBU) has also issued a coffin of closure of two affected shophouse units and a number of buildings in the Syed Alwi Road area.

The affected mini market said that at the time of the incident no customers were injured. Currently, broken glass panels have been covered with plastic sheets and given police lines.