Preliminary investigation showed the fire was of electrical origin, involving a portable air-con unit. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – About 60 residents were evacuated and one taken to hospital after a flat in a Tampines Housing Board block caught fire on Monday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said in a Facebook post on Monday that it was alerted to a fire at a second-storey HDB flat at Block 147 Tampines Avenue 5 at 8.10am. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which involved the contents of a bedroom, using a water jet and two compressed air foam backpacks.Preliminary investigation showed that the fire was of electrical origin, involving a portable air-conditioning unit that was inside the affected bedroom, SCDF said.
SCDF said that before it arrived, several members of the public had attempted to fight the fire using a hose reel. “SCDF will be reaching out to commend them for their swift action in responding to the emergency,” it added.[Fire @ Blk 147 Tampines Avenue 5] On 8 May 2023 at about 8:10 a.m., SCDF was alerted to a fire at the abovementioned...
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