It was a long nine-hour wait for the family of Ms Lim Siaw Chian, 30, the chemist who died in Monday’s (Oct 12) fire.
They had showed up at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) mortuary at around 8.30am yesterday (Oct 13) to claim her body.
Instead, they had to wait till almost 6pm before they could collect her remains.
The New Paper understands that Ms Lim had been hit by the explosions and according to Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao,
As a result, a DNA sample had to be collected from her infant daughter to help identify her remains, according to Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao.
The fire broke out at gas manufacturer Leeden National Oxygen, a gas manufacturing firm, on Tanjong Kling Road, near Jurong Shipyard, at around 9.20am.
A week before the fire, Ms Lim had returned to work after her maternity leave.
Throughout yesterday, Ms Lim’s family and relatives were holed up in the mortuary building, waiting for news.
Her husband, visibly shaken and agonised, appeared twice outside the building, where he wept silently and later stared blankly into space before going back into the building.
Described by relatives and colleagues as a “bubbly girl”, Ms Lim was well-loved by all.
“She was a very good person, a very humble person,” said Leeden safety manager Lee Mun Hong, 45.
Source: www.tnp.sg
