SINGAPORE – The man allegedly responsible for starting a fire on May 4 that engulfed a Housing Board flat in Potong Pasir has been charged.
Liu Zheyuan was on May 6 charged with one count of mischief by fire. The late night blaze resulted in 10 people, including two firefighters, needing attention at the hospital.
Most had suffered from smoke inhalation.
According to court documents, the 44-year-old is accused of burning a pot of charcoal in the living room of an 18th floor unit at Block 14 Joo Seng Road at 9.40pm.
