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SINGAPORE \u2013 Singaporean host Juffri Alui had just put his seven-month-old baby to bed after returning home from a trip to Malaysia in the early hours of Oct 4 when his wife alerted him to crackling sounds and the smell of smoke in their toilet.<\/p>\n
Soon after, he saw a small fire ignite in an LED light box above their toilet bowl, which then quickly turned into angry flames engulfing the entire area.<\/p>\n
Speaking to The Straits Times on Oct 5, Juffri said that he was grateful that his family had managed to escape from their home in Punggol quickly and that all of them are safe.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the fire at Block 684A Edgedale Plains at around 4.40am.<\/p>\n
The fire, which involved a toilet in a unit on the fifth floor, was extinguished by SCDF using a hose reel.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary findings indicate that the fire had likely started from an electrical origin in the toilet,\u201d SCDF said, adding that there were no reported injuries.<\/p>\n
Juffri, who is also a content creator, posted about the incident on Instagram on Oct 4.<\/p>\n
A video accompanying the post shows bright orange flames covering a part of his home, while another clip shows an SCDF officer entering his unit with a hose reel.<\/p>\n
Juffri told ST that the fire happened shortly after his family of six, including his four children, had returned home from Johor Bahru.<\/p>\n
He said that his wife was taking a shower in the common toilet when she heard a crackling sound and smelt smoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe alerted me and we decided to switch the water heater off while she quickly finished showering,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce she was out, I went to investigate further as the smell got stronger,\u201d he said, adding that he had told his wife to wake their children up once he saw the flames.<\/p>\n
\u201cI quickly called 995 for assistance at 4.36am while monitoring the fire alone inside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Juffri said the family \u201cgot out quick\u201d and \u201call six of us are safe\u201d.<\/p>\n
He believes that the wires connected to the water heater, which were housed in the LED light box, had caused the fire.<\/p>\n
He added that the fire had melted the light box and also parts of the toilet bowl.<\/p>\n