Oral Reply to Parliamentary Question on Kranji Warehouse Fire

Question:

To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether NEA has information on what types of waste materials are stored at the warehouse at 11 Kranji Crescent that caught fire on 19 February 2025; (b) whether the four-day fire at the warehouse has exposed residents nearby to toxic pollutants; and (c) if so, what pollutants have residents been exposed to as a result of the fire.

Answer:

1 The site that caught fire on 19 February is occupied by a General Waste Disposal Facility. It is licensed to receive industrial and commercial waste for sorting prior to recycling and disposal. The facility contained materials such as paper, plastics, glass, scrap metal, wood waste, and e-waste, but it is not licensed to store toxic industrial waste or hazardous substances. Investigations by NEA and SCDF are ongoing to ascertain whether the facility had adhered to the relevant licensing and fire safety requirements.

2 The facility is around 2 kilometres away from the nearest residences. Based on NEA’s ambient air quality monitoring network, the air quality in the West region remained within the normal range throughout the four-day duration of the fire.