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A fire broke out at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat in Jurong West on the third day of Chinese New Year (Feb 19).<\/p>\n
The incident happened at about 1.05pm on Thursday at Block 337A Tah Ching Road.<\/p>\n
A video of the incident posted by realtor Aaron Wong, who lives across from the affected block, showed black smoke and flames coming out from the window of a bedroom on the 12th floor.<\/p>\n
Wong and his sister could be heard shouting across the block to alert residents there <\/strong>about the fire.<\/p>\n Speaking to AsiaOne on Friday, Wong said that their maid, who was in the kitchen at the time, had <\/strong>heard a loud “boom” as the fire broke out.<\/p>\n “She alerted us to the fire and my sister called the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF),” he added.<\/p>\n According to Wong, who was formerly a Singapore Airlines cabin crew, his instincts kicked in due to the training he had received at the airline.<\/p>\n “We were just concerned about the safety of those staying there, especially the elders,” he said.<\/p>\n At least five residents, including domestic workers with the elderly in their care, self-evacuated prior to SCDF’s arrival.<\/p>\n Responding to AsiaOne’s queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said the fire involved the contents of a bedroom of a 12th-floor unit, adding that firefighters put out the fire using a compressed air foam pack.<\/p>\n There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n [[nid:730134]]<\/p>\n