4 taken to hospital, around 90 evacuated after fire at Sembawang block

4 taken to hospital, around 90 evacuated after fire at Sembawang block


A fire broke out in an 11th-floor unit at Block 462 Sembawang Drive on Jan 1.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 3.15pm and extinguished it with a water jet.

One person from the affected unit evacuated before SCDF’s arrival. Around 90 others from the block were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure.

Four people were assessed for smoke inhalation. Three of them were taken to Singapore General Hospital and one was conveyed to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.



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