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Megachem receives $4.4 mil insurance payout over July 2023 warehouse fire

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 1 min read
Megachem receives $4.4 mil insurance payout over July 2023 warehouse fire
This is the insurer’s fourth payment, and total compensation has passed $12 million. Photo: Megachem
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Megachem has received another insurance payout of some $4.4 million over a July 2023 fire at its warehouse at 132 Pioneer Road

This is the fourth payment received by the company, whose group managing director Sidney Chew had estimated that about $10 million worth of chemical materials were damaged in the 2023 incident.

In total, Megachem (SGX:5DS) has received nearly $12.3 million in insurance compensation. The first payment of $1 million was paid in October 2023. The second payment of $2 million was paid in December 2023. The third payment of $4.9 million was paid in May. 

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