SINGAPORE – One person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Simei HDB flat on the afternoon of May 8.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that day that it was alerted to the fire at Block 153 Simei Street 1 at about 4.40pm.
When firefighters arrived, the living room of a unit on the second floor was on fire, it said, adding that the fire was put out using a water jet.
Three people had evacuated from the affected unit before SCDF personnel arrived. About 10 people were evacuated by the police and SCDF from the block as a precaution, SCDF said.
The entire living room of the HDB flat was damaged by the fire, and the rest of it was also affected by heat and smoke damage, SCDF said.
One person from a neighbouring unit was assessed by a paramedic for smoke inhalation, SCDF said, adding that the person was taken to Singapore General Hospital.
