A SINGAPORE Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer was found dead by his colleagues at the Jurong Island Fire Station on Tuesday morning.

A spokesman for the SCDF told The Straits Times that 2nd Warrant Officer Vasu Devan, 37, was alone at the time of the incident.

He was a permanent resident from Malaysia and had been a full-time SCDF officer since December 1998.

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