{"id":25019,"date":"2026-01-02T00:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25019"},"modified":"2026-01-02T00:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:09:38","slug":"four-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-in-sembawang-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25019","title":{"rendered":"Four taken to hospital after fire in Sembawang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SINGAPORE &#8211; Four people were taken to hospital following a fire in Sembawang on Jan 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post on Jan 1 that it was alerted to the fire at Block 462 Sembawang Drive at about 3.15pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire, which broke out in a unit on the 11th floor, was extinguished by firefighters with a water jet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A person from the affected unit had evacuated before SCDF\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About 90 people from the affected block were also evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The four people taken to hospital were assessed for smoke inhalation. 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