Washing machine catches fire, ‘explodes’ in Tampines flat, Singapore News

But flames still emerged from inside the front-load machine, purchased six years ago, she said.

According to the report, about six or seven neighbours had gathered to help, and attempted to extinguish the fire in Lin’s kitchen with water and a fire extinguisher.

They eventually evacuated due to poor visibility from the house-wide power outage and thick smoke.

Lin recalled hearing two explosions after they left.

Two residents also helped carry a 90-year-old woman in a wheelchair, who lives on the same floor as Lin, down a flight of stairs to reach the lift.

The blaze blackened the ceilings of Lin’s home, and shards of glass presumably from the washing machine had scattered around her kitchen floor, Shin Min reported.

Lin said an electrician had restored power to her house, and she will have to renovate her kitchen.

“Luckily, nobody was injured,” she added.

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