Singapore warehouse owner and tenant sue each other over fire in 2020, judge awards landlord S$814

SCDF deployed 19 emergency vehicles and about 100 firefighters to battle the blaze at 6 Sungei Kadut Way. - Photo: SCDF

SINGAPORE: The owner of a Sungei Kadut warehouse that was set ablaze in May 2020 blamed its tenant for starting the fire, claiming more than S$600,000 in damages in a lawsuit.

The tenant, a scrap vehicle company, countersued for unspecified losses due to the fire, alleging that the fire hose reel in the warehouse malfunctioned because the landlord had failed to properly maintain it.