{"id":13174,"date":"2025-11-20T20:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13174"},"modified":"2025-11-20T20:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:43:33","slug":"man-67-arrested-for-allegedly-setting-fire-to-cat-dwellings-at-bukit-batok-void-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=13174","title":{"rendered":"Man, 67, arrested for allegedly setting fire to cat dwellings at Bukit Batok void deck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE &#8211; A 67-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to cat dwellings at a void deck in Bukit Batok East Avenue 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police <!-- -->said they were <!-- -->alerted<!-- --> on Nov 19 at about 1.50am to a fire at Block 263 Bukit Batok East Avenue 4. The man was subsequently arrested for mischief by fire, the police added on Nov 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)<!-- -->, which was alerted at the same time, told The Straits Times that the fire involved combustible items at the void deck of the block.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SCDF added that members of the public extinguished the fire using water, with no injuries reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A resident in the area who did not want to be named told The Straits Times that the cats in the area fortunately seem to be unharmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police and SCDF investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1520\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a649328517053594028c1c8cb6224d5bc48c17311fc6a6bd2ddc0747f03a8794?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a649328517053594028c1c8cb6224d5bc48c17311fc6a6bd2ddc0747f03a8794?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a649328517053594028c1c8cb6224d5bc48c17311fc6a6bd2ddc0747f03a8794?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/a649328517053594028c1c8cb6224d5bc48c17311fc6a6bd2ddc0747f03a8794\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">The police were alerted on Nov 19 at about 1.50am to the fire at Block 263 Bukit Batok East Avenue 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: ST READER<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Animal abuse\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Animal abuse<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Animals\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Animals<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Animal welfare\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Animal welfare<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Fires\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Fires<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Police\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Police<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/man-67-arrested-for-allegedly-setting-fire-to-cat-dwellings-at-bukit-batok-void-deck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE &#8211; 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