Support measures during rectification works

Need to reinstall their chillers. SFA highlighted that some tenants had expanded their trading activities into common spaces, affecting escape routes and obstructing fire safety provisions.

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The agency said it has been working with each tenant and the Singapore Civil Defence Force since 2022 to progressively address fire safety requirements.

Said SFA: "To ensure quality and minimise disruption, SFA-appointed contractors are working closely with the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre Association and affected tenants - reviewing unit layouts, polling their operational needs, and sequencing works in consultation with them."

"Tenants who do not wish to continue their leases may opt to exit without reinstatement obligations," the agency added.

Yellow boxes will also be implemented to manage common spaces to avoid clutter.

There have been no major fires since the wholesale centre opened in 1983.

But in 2023, the Auditor-General's Office flagged fire safety violations that occurred under managing agents that SFA had contracted to run the wholesale centre.