Faulty dry rising main forced firefighters to haul hose up 8 floors in fatal Clementi fire

A faulty dry rising main disrupted firefighting efforts during a fatal fire at a Clementi flat on Friday, forcing firefighters to switch to a contingency plan after discovering the building's firefighting system was not working properly. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) found that the dry rising main, a vertical red-coloured pipe installed in buildings to facilitate firefighting operations on upper floors, was not working properly, resulting in reduced water pressure that prevented water from being supplied effectively to the affected eighth floor.

SCDF is investigating the incident and the town council is required to rectify the dry rising main to ensure it is in proper working condition.

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