The nex Serangoon shopping mall will be the site of a simulated emergency exercise in the wee hours of Friday (April 1), according to a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) statement advising the public not to be alarmed.

The SCDF will conduct a ground deployment exercise between 1.30am and 4am as part of its efforts to validate and update operational plans and procedures, the statement added.

About 70 SCDF personnel and 20 emergency and supporting vehicles will be participating in the exercise.

To facilitate the movement of the vehicles in front of nex, one out of two lanes of Serangoon Central, in the direction of Boundary Road, will be closed from 1.30am till the end of the exercise.

Motorists can look out for the beacon lights on the participating operational vehicles to identify them, and signages will be placed in the vicinity to alert members of the public to the exercise.

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