Four taken to hospital after HDB flat fire in Singapore
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 8pm. Upon arrival, firefighters found that a bedroom in a unit on the seventh floor of Block 502 Serangoon North Avenue 4, was ablaze.
SINGAPORE - Four people were taken to hospital, including one who sustained minor burn injuries, following a fire at a HDB flat in Serangoon North, Singapore, on Tuesday night.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 8pm. Upon arrival, firefighters found that a bedroom in a unit on the seventh floor of Block 502 Serangoon North Avenue 4, was ablaze.
"The fire, which was confined to the bedroom, was extinguished with a water jet,” SCDF said in a Facebook post.
Three individuals from the affected HDB unit had evacuated before SCDF’s arrival. They were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
"In addition, a person from a neighbouring unit was assessed for smoke inhalation and conveyed to SGH,” SCDF added.
About 50 residents from the affected block were evacuated by the Police and SCDF as a precautionary measure.
SDF said preliminary investigations suggest the fire likely originated from an electrical source in the bedroom. - BERNAMA
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