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SINGAPORE \u2013 Around 100 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at Orchard Gateway on Nov 9.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 277 Orchard Road \u2013 the address of Orchard Gateway \u2013 at around 5.40pm.<\/p>\n
The fire, which involved electrical equipment in an equipment room at basement two of the mall, was extinguished with a compressed air foam backpack and fire extinguishers.<\/p>\n
About 100 people were evacuated by the police as a precaution, added the SCDF.<\/p>\n
There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n
When The Straits Times arrived at the scene at around 6pm, the shutters between Somerset MRT station and Orchard Gateway were down, with smoke seen outside the mall.<\/p>\n
There were four SCDF vehicles and six police cars outside Orchard Gateway at around 7pm, as the smell of smoke lingered in the air.<\/p>\n
ST has contacted Orchard Gateway for more details.<\/p>\n