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The damage was not contained to Mr Teo’s stall and its neighbouring units.<\/p>\n
Fire damage could be seen at the exhaust system one aisle away from Mr Teo’s row, and stalls there also suffered water damage after the sprinkler system was activated.<\/p>\n
Hawkers Sax Peter Choa, 60, and Evelyn Tan, 58, sell prata and curry at Midas Every Touch is Gold, one aisle away from where the fire started.<\/p>\n
Ms Tan said that they initially continued to cook after seeing white smoke, as customers did not appear alarmed and were still eating.<\/p>\n
When the smoke grew thicker, Ms Tan said she walked out of the stall to see what had happened and saw fire above. They then evacuated.<\/p>\n
Surveying the damage, a frustrated Mr Choa said that their stall’s signboard was waterlogged and no longer worked. Other equipment like portable lights were also not working.<\/p>\n
Ingredients they had prepared for the lunchtime rush were soaked with water and had to be thrown away.<\/p>\n
While his stall, like others not in Mr Teo’s row, was cleared to open for business, Mr Choa questioned when they would actually be able to resume business given the damage.<\/p>\n
He added that it was fortunate no one was injured in the fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n