One dead in Whampoa flat fire, about 200 residents evacuated

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One dead in Whampoa flat fire, about 200 residents evacuated
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Two women, aged 60 and 77, were rescued from the utility room in the kitchen area.

The living room of an HDB flat in Whampoa after a fire broke out in the unit early on May 6, 2024. SINGAPORE: A 60-year-old man was found dead in the bedroom of a burning flat in Whampoa in the early hours of Monday .

When first responders arrived at the scene, the fire could be seen raging inside a unit on the sixth floor of the Housing Board block. Two people were rescued from the utility room in the kitchen area. The women, aged 60 and 77, were conscious when taken to hospital, said the police.A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic, added the police. He had been found inside one of the bedrooms.

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