Three people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a Housing Board (HDB) unit in Sembawang on Wednesday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire on the seventh floor of Block 340A Sembawang Close at around...
Three people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a Housing Board unit in Sembawang on Wednesday.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the fire on the seventh floor of Block 340A Sembawang Close at around 5pm."Three of the occupants were to KK Women's and Children's Hospital for smoke inhalation, while the other two occupants refused after being assessed by an SCDF paramedic," said the SCDF in a Facebook post on Wednesday night.
It added:"SCDF firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets penetrated into the smoke-logged unit to conduct the firefighting operation. "The fire was confined to a bedroom and was extinguished by SCDF using a water jet in about 15 minutes. The living room was affected by heat and smoke damage caused by the fire."
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