SINGAPORE: A faulty dry rising main disrupted firefighting efforts during a fatal fire at a Clementi flat on Friday (Jul 31), forcing firefighters to switch to a contingency plan after discovering the building’s firefighting system was not working properly.
Responding to media queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Â said on Sunday that firefighters responding to the blaze at Block 309 Clementi Avenue 4 found that the dry rising main was not working properly. This resulted in reduced water pressure that prevented water from being supplied effectively to the affected eighth floor.
A dry rising main is a vertical red-coloured pipe installed in buildings, which is charged with water from a fire engine to facilitate firefighting operations on the upper floors of the building.
âSCDF firefighters immediately set up hoses directly from the fire engine at ground level to the affected floor via the staircase,â SCDF said, adding that this is a contingency that firefighters regularly train for during routine drills.
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