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A fire broke out in a Simei HDB flat on Friday afternoon (May 8) resulting in one person being taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the fire at Block 153 Simei Street 1 at about 4.40pm on May 8.<\/p>\n
When firefighters arrived, they found the living room of a second-floor unit on fire, which they extinguished using a water jet.<\/p>\n
Three people had evacuated from the affected unit before SCDF officers arrived, while about 10 others from the block were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precaution.<\/p>\n
SCDF said the entire living room was damaged by the fire, while the rest of the flat was affected by heat and smoke damage.<\/p>\n
One person from a neighbouring unit was assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital.<\/p>\n
SCDF added that preliminary investigations suggest the fire likely originated from a power bank charging in the living room.<\/p>\n
The post reminded the public not to leave batteries or devices charging unattended for long periods of time or overnight.<\/p>\n