SINGAPORE – A fire broke out at a hawker centre in Whampoa on the afternoon of June 19.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Whampoa Makan Place at 90 Whampoa Drive at 4.10pm that day.
The fire involved the kitchen exhaust ducting of a stall on the ground floor, said SCDF. The fire was put out by SCDF with two water jets and a hosereel.
It added that it evacuated about 100 people with the police from the premises as a precaution. There were no reported injuries.
SCDF reminded members of the public, especially stallholders, to prevent kitchen exhaust duct fires by keeping the stove, its surrounding areas and the opening of the exhaust ducts free from grease and oil stains.
Exhaust ducts should also be cleaned and maintained at least once a year, it added.
Videos circulating on social media at around 4.15pm show smoke billowing from the hawker centre in Whampoa Drive, with SCDF emergency vehicles arriving on site.
In a video uploaded on Xiaohongshu, bright orange flames can be seen emerging from an exhaust duct.
Another video, on Facebook, shows the fire rising above the roof of the building. The fire was still raging at about 4.15pm, according to the timestamp on the video.
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