Fire breaks out in Tampines industrial building, students evacuate from school nearby

A fire has broken out at a building in Tampines, prompting students in a nearby school to evacuate from their classrooms.

In a Facebook post on May 9, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the fire at a two-storey industrial building in 18 Tampines Street 92 at around 12.50pm.

Thick black smoke was seen billowing from the affected building.

The force is using five water jets to conduct firefighting operations at the scene.

When ST reached the scene of the incident at around 1.15pm, students from the nearby Middleton International School were seen exiting the school's buildings via the staircases in large groups, and gathered on the ground floor of the school compound.

ST has contacted Middleton International School for more information.