One dead, another hurt after fire breaks out in Tuas
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A man died after a fire involving gas cylinders broke out at Tuas Avenue 3 on Friday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at 21 Tuas Avenue 3 at about 9.05am and extinguished the blaze using a water jet.
A 38-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic while a 43-year-old man was taken conscious to Singapore General Hospital.
About 40 people evacuated from the premises before SCDF arrived.
A police spokesman said they were alerted to a workplace accident there at about 9am.
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