Nea Singapore not detected the presence of any toxic gases

SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it has not detected the presence of any toxic gases on the mainland as a result of the fire at the Shell Refinery in Pulau Bukom.

And the smell in the air which many encountered on Thursday morning was due to smoke haze from the fires in South Sumatra, brought over by prevailing wind conditions.

NEA said based on the prevailing wind conditions, slight haze can be expected over the next one to two days if the fires over southern Sumatra persist.