March 01, 2021
Foreign worker Marimuthu S. was one of three workers who later died of their injuries.
GIVE.Asia
SINGAPORE - A fund-raising initiative for the family of one of the Tuas fire victims has hit its initial target of $200,000 on Sunday night (Feb 28).
Foreign worker Marimuthu S., 38, suffered serious burns in an explosion at a Tuas industrial building on Feb 24, and was one of three workers who later died of their injuries. Ten workers suffered burn injuries from the explosion.
The fundraising initiative on Giving.sg raised about $204,000 from more than 2,800 donors as at 11pm Sunday night.
Mr Marimuthu is survived by his wife and two children, the younger of whom is a 10-month-old girl he has never seen.