35 residents evacuated after kitchen in Pasir Ris flat catches fire


The SCDF was alerted to a fire at a second-storey HDB flat at Block 571 Pasir Ris Street 53 at 9.15pm on May 7, 2023. - SCDF/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): About 35 residents were evacuated and one person was taken to hospital after a flat in Pasir Ris caught fire on Sunday (May 8) night.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post late on Sunday that it was alerted to a fire at a second-storey Housing Board flat at Block 571 Pasir Ris Street 53 at 9.15pm.

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