SINGAPORE – One person was taken to hospital after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out at a coffee shop in Queen Street on the morning of March 19.
Twenty people were evacuated from Block 269B Queen Street by police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
Ten people were assessed for smoke inhalation and breathlessness, and one of them was taken to the Singapore General Hospital.
SCDF was alerted to the fire at 11.15am on March 19 and put it out with two water jets.
It said the fire involved the kitchen exhaust duct of the coffee shop and that the cause of the fire is under investigation.
It reminded people, especially stallholders, to prevent such fires by keeping stoves, their surrounding areas and exhaust duct openings free from grease and oil stains.
