80-year-old hawker ‘stunned’ when fire breaks out at Hong Lim Market stall; no injuries reported

Ms Tan said that they initially continued to cook after seeing white smoke, as customers did not appear alarmed and were still eating.

When the smoke grew thicker, Ms Tan said she walked out of the stall to see what had happened and saw fire above. They then evacuated.

Surveying the damage, a frustrated Mr Choa said that their stall’s signboard was waterlogged and no longer worked. Other equipment like portable lights were also not working.

Ingredients they had prepared for the lunchtime rush were soaked with water and had to be thrown away.

While his stall, like others not in Mr Teo’s row, was cleared to open for business, Mr Choa questioned when they would actually be able to resume business given the damage.

He added that it was fortunate no one was injured in the fire.