{"id":25475,"date":"2026-01-03T19:21:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T11:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25475"},"modified":"2026-01-03T19:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T11:21:47","slug":"4-taken-to-hospital-around-90-evacuated-after-fire-at-sembawang-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25475","title":{"rendered":"4 taken to hospital, around 90 evacuated after fire at Sembawang block"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A fire broke out in an 11th-floor unit at Block 462 Sembawang Drive on Jan 1.<\/p>\n

The Singapore Civil Defence Force<\/a><\/span> (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 3.15pm and extinguished it with a water jet.<\/p>\n

One person from the affected unit evacuated before SCDF’s arrival. Around 90 others from the block were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n

Four people were assessed for smoke inhalation. Three of them were taken to Singapore General Hospital and one was conveyed to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.<\/p>\n

Stomper Ikah<\/b><\/span>, who was visiting her grandparents, said she was getting ready to leave their flat when she smelled “something burning”.<\/p>\n

“I thought it was probably someone playing with fireworks,” she recounted.<\/p>\n

“When I went out to check, I saw a lot of people running downstairs with their children and belongings. There were a lot of police cars, two big fire engines and a Red Rhino.”<\/p>\n