2 people taken to hospital after ammonia leak at 11 Fishery Port Road, SCDF HazMat team activated

A compound at 11 Fishery Port Road in Jurong was evacuated on Jun. 29 after ammonia was detected.

Two people were conveyed to Singapore General Hospital for exposure to ammonia vapour.

The source of the leak has been traced and the supply valve to the affected pipe has been shut off.

Ammonia vapour concentration decreasing: SCDF

In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it received a call for assistance at 11:45am.

Upon their arrival, ammonia was detected within the premises' compound.

As a precautionary measure, 9 and 15 Fishery Port Road have also been evacuated.

"SCDF's HazMat specialists are at the incident site and carrying out the mitigation operation," SCDF said.

In a subsequent update, SCDF said that its HazMat specialists traced the leak to a pipe in a room within the premises of 11 Fishery Port.

"The supply valve to the affected pipe has been shut off. Latest readings from HazMat detectors confirmed that the concentration of ammonia vapour in the premises has decreased," SCDF also said.

SCDF also advised members of the public to stay away from the location.

Checks on Google showed that 11 Fishery Port Road is the street address of Jurong Marine Cold Storage Pte Ltd.