About 50 people were evacuated after a fire broke out in a third-floor unit at La Fiesta condominium in Sengkang on Oct 8.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told Stomp it was alerted to the incident at Block 66 Sengkang Square at about 8.10pm.<\/p>\n
The blaze<\/a> involved the contents of a living room and was extinguished using one water jet and one hose reel.<\/p>\n Police and SCDF officers evacuated residents from the affected block as a precaution. There were no reported injuries.<\/p>\n Preliminary findings indicate that the fire was likely electrical in origin<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stomper Gary<\/strong>, who lives in a neighbouring condominium, shared photos and videos showing several emergency vehicles, including fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles, at the scene.<\/p>\n He said he noticed the commotion at around 8.20pm.<\/p>\n Another ambulance arrived after one was already at the scene, Gary said.<\/p>\n He also noticed a group of people, some of whom appeared distressed, speaking with police officers.<\/p>\n Gary said an eyewitness told him \u201cthere was a kid crying earlier for her papa\u201d and that there was a smell in the area.<\/p>\n Another Stomper, who lives at La Fiesta, said the fire alarm near the lifts sounded repeatedly.<\/p>\n \u201cThe lift fire alarm triggered off about seven times in a row,\u201d she said, sharing that a fellow resident alerted her to the incident.<\/p>\n Following the incident, SCDF reminded the public to take the following precautions:<\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Explore more on these topics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See something interesting? Contribute<\/a> your story to us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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