A Christmas tree on the rooftop of an Orchard Road shopping mall caught fire on the evening of Nov 23.
When contacted, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the incident at 250 Orchard Road – where Design Orchard is located – at 9.30pm.SCDF said it put out the fire with two hose reels, adding that no one needed to be taken to hospital.
Busker Jonathan Tan, who was performing outside Mandarin Gallery when he noticed the fire, told The Straits Times that he saw someone with an extinguisher and trying to put out the fire before SCDF arrived. “I was a bit concerned at first because the fire grew bigger despite the person’s intervention,” the 48-year-old said.Videos posted on Facebook by Mr Tan show smoke billowing from the mall as orange and red flames lit up the sky.
In response to ST queries, a spokesperson for Design Orchard said the incident happened at 9.30pm and “the contractor and our partner, Ferrero Rocher were contacted immediately”.Fire breaks out in Marina Bay Sands hotel room under renovation
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