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SINGAPORE: A large-scale firefighting operation took place off Lorong Halus Jetty for more than three hours on Wednesday (Jun 24) night after a blaze broke out at a floating fish farm.<\/p>\n
The Fish Farmers Association of Singapore (FFAS) said at least two fish farms rearing sea bass were affected by the fire.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire on a floating fish farm near Pulau Ubin and Pulau Ketam at about 8.10pm.<\/p>\n
The fire, which involved a section of the farm, was extinguished by marine vessels from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Airport Emergency Service, said SCDF.<\/p>\n
“Members of the public from neighbouring fish farms had also rendered assistance to contain the fire,” SCDF added.<\/p>\n
There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF said.<\/p>\n
Videos of the incident seen by CNA showed police patrol boats and other authorities at the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A boat was also seen extinguishing remnants of a fire.<\/p>\n
FFAS said that the affected farms are facing substantial financial losses.<\/p>\n
“The owners were present. I met them, and they were distraught,” said the association’s president, Mr Daniel Tay.<\/p>\n
He said that floating fish farms in Singapore’s waters usually rear high-value fish such as sea bass, snappers and groupers, and that many of the farms’ cages had been destroyed.<\/p>\n
Fish would have escaped, and parts of the farms may be unusable as a result of this, Mr Tay added.<\/p>\n
CNA understands that police officers did not allow the farms’ owners near the scene as they needed to secure the area.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Food Agency says it is aware of the incident and will work closely with the SCDF to assist those affected by it.<\/p>\n
Additional reporting by Natalie Ong.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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