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Car firm fined $12k over Audi service centre blast due to dangerous lift use

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September 12, 2025

A car retailer has been fined $12,000 over an explosion at the Audi service centre in Ubi in 2023 that left a gaping hole in the wall.

- Nadine Chua

Car firm fined $12k over Audi service centre blast due to dangerous lift use

On Sept 10, Premium Automobiles pleaded guilty to failing to immediately stop the operation of a lift it owned despite it being used in a dangerous way.

On March 7, 2023, an explosion blew open a section of the service centre, leading to the evacuation of around 100 people.

The explosion also damaged nearby brick walls, the lobby and the lift landing doors on the premises.

Building and Construction Authority prosecuting officer Bertinus Teo said a man had been using the lift at the time of the explosion, but he was not injured.

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