SINGAPORE – Two people, including a firefighter, were taken to hospital and about 30 people were evacuated after a pre-dawn fire in Tampines on May 20.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 366 Tampines Street 34 at 5.35am.
It added that the fire, which involved the living room and kitchen in a 10th-floor unit, was extinguished with two water jets.
Two people evacuated the affected unit before SCDF’s arrival, and about 30 residents from the affected block were evacuated by SCDF as a precaution.
A person from a neighbouring flat was taken to the Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation. A firefighter experienced discomfort on his right leg during the firefighting operation and was taken to Changi General Hospital as a precaution.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, said SCDF.
