SCDF officer at chlorine gas leak: 'It felt like a movie'

tnp.sg 09 Sep '16, 2am

SCDF officer at chlorine gas leak: 'It felt like a movie'

When Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) second warrant officer (2WO) Zul Faizal, 34, entered the warehouse where the leak had occurred, he felt as if he had walked into a movie. Speaking to The New Paper on Wednesday at the Civil Defence Academy in Jalan Bahar off Lim Chu Kang Road, he said: "I thought I was on a movie set. "The only source of light shone through the shutters of the windows." Yellow chlorine fumes engulfed the side door entrance and carpeted the floor. 2WO Faizal was part of a four-man hazardous materials (Hazmat) team deployed to plug a chlorine gas leak on Sunday at about 9.20am. As he was wearing a chemical protective suit, the only sound 2WO Faizal could hear was his breathing. LOW VISIBILITY He said: "Visibility was low, which made the task even more challenging." His vision was also blurred as he had to wear an oxygen mask underneath the suit's vis...

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