A total of 41 people fell ill after a major food poisoning incident at the office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, at One Raffles Quay on July 30. In response to queries by The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received multiple calls...
A total of 41 people fell ill after a major food poisoning incident at the office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, at One Raffles Quay on July 30.
In response to queries by The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received multiple calls for medical assistance at One Raffles Quay at about 3.15pm.SCDF said the affected people experienced symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting, and have been taken to hospital.SCDF set up a first-aid point at One Raffles Quay and assessed other individuals who were experiencing the same symptoms.
When ST arrived at the scene at around 6.45pm, at least 30 SCDF personnel, two fire engines, a mass decontamination vehicle and an ambulance were still present.A man who works on the building’s 16th floor told ST that he noticed police and SCDF presence at about 5pm.“I didn’t think it was so serious at first, but I saw a few ambulances that left earlier,” said the man, who declined to be named.
This is the second major case of food poisoning within a week. A total of 165 SCDF personnel fell sick on July 23 and 24 at the Civil Defence Academy campus in Jalan Bahar.
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