Man dies in Tuas fire involving gas cylinders; 46th workplace fatality of the year

A 38-year-old man died during a workplace accident on Friday (Dec 30) morning after a fire involving gas cylinders broke out at a building in Tuas. The India national, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was the 46th workplace fatality in 2022. A 43-year-old worker who was injured in the incident was taken to the hospital. Preliminary investigations suggested that the fire at 21 Tuas Avenue 3 was triggered by the uncontrolled release of flammable gas from the cylinders, said a Ministry of Manpower spokesperson (MOM) on Saturday. According to […]