SINGAPORE – A fire broke out in a lift control panel at the ibis Singapore on Bencoolen hotel on March 13.
No injuries were reported, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), who were alerted to the fire on the 16th floor of the hotel at about 9.55am.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, said SCDF, adding that the fire was extinguished using a fire extinguisher.
When The Straits Times arrived at the scene on Bencoolen Street at about 12pm, some people had been evacuated from the premises and were sitting near the Stamford Arts Centre, which is behind the hotel.
There were at least one fire engine and two ambulances.
