SINGAPORE \u2013 Two people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Housing Board flat in Yishun on Nov 7.<\/p>\n
About 50 people were evacuated as a precautionary measure, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).<\/p>\n
It said in a Facebook post on Nov 7 that it had been alerted to the fire at Block 128 Yishun Street 11 at around 1.20pm.<\/p>\n
A bedroom in a second-floor flat was on fire when SCDF arrived. Firefighters entered the smoke-filled unit and extinguished the fire with a water jet, the agency said.<\/p>\n
Three occupants from the affected flat had evacuated before its arrival, SCDF added. <\/p>\n Three occupants from the affected flat had evacuated before the SCDF arrived.<\/p>\n ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Two people from the flat were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to KK Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n Preliminary findings indicate that the fire had most likely originated from lighted material in the affected bedroom, said SCDF.<\/p>\n This comes just two days after a fire linked to a personal mobility device (PMD) <\/p>\n broke out at B<\/p>\n<\/picture><\/div>