SINGAPORE – A company whose employees were injured while attempting to replace a manhole cover on a pavement has been instructed by the Ministry of Manpower to stop all similar work until the cause of the incident has been established and measures are in place to prevent a recurrence.
Two workers from Hong Hock Global were injured when a flash fire occurred in a sewer manhole in Tuas on the morning of July 10.
The workers were carrying out replacement works on a manhole cover near the junction of Jalan Buroh and Pioneer Road. The fire broke out while they were hacking the cement around the manhole, said MOM in response to queries from The Straits Times.
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