Fire at Little India flat - 20 evacuated

As a result of the fire, the rest of the unit sustained heat and soot damage. - SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Some 20 people were evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out at a Housing Board flat in Little India on Tuesday (Oct 17) night.

In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to a fire in a third-floor unit at Block 662 Buffalo Road, at around 8pm.