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

A dry rising main failed during a fatal fire in Clementi, forcing firefighters to haul hose up eight floors by hand instead of tapping into the building's built-in water riser. The Singapore Civil Defence Force is investigating, and the town council has been ordered to fix the system to ensure it works properly.

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