4 taken to hospital, over 50 evacuated after fire in Buangkok condo unit

4 taken to hospital, over 50 evacuated after fire in Buangkok condo unit


SINGAPORE – Four people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation following a suspected electrical fire at a condominium unit near Punggol Park on April 4.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post on the same day that it was alerted to the fire at 3 Rivervale Link at about 2.10pm. Checks online show The Rivervale condominium development at this address.

When SCDF arrived, black smoke was coming from a unit on the third floor.

The fire in a bedroom of the unit was extinguished by firefighters with a water jet.

Four people had evacuated the unit before SCDF arrived and about 50 people evacuated from the affected block, SCDF said.



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