(Updated) Two dead after fire in Singapore's Jalan Bukit Merah flat, about 60 evacuated


The two victims – a 34-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman – died after they were taken to hospital while unconscious. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: Two people in their 30s have died after a fire broke out in a Bukit Merah flat on Wednesday (Aug 13).

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in an evening Facebook post that it responded to the fire at Block 106 in Jalan Bukit Merah at about 4pm.

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