2 taken to hospital, 60 evacuated after fire breaks out in Bukit Batok HDB flat

2 taken to hospital, 60 evacuated after fire breaks out in Bukit Batok HDB flat


SINGAPORE – Two people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Bukit Batok HDB flat on the morning of March 12.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 465A Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 at 8.20am.

The fire involved the living room of a second-floor unit, SCDF added.

A person from the affected unit was taken to the Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation.

Another person, who is not from the affected unit, was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for chest discomfort.



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