SCDF forcibly entered the unit and extinguished the fire with a water jet. - SCREENGRAB FROM SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE: Three people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in an HDB flat in Bukit Merah on Thursday (Aug 21) morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to a fire at Block 108 Bukit Purmei Road at about 2.30am.
The living room of a 12th-floor unit was on fire when firefighters arrived at the scene.
SCDF forcibly entered the unit and extinguished the fire with a water jet. The fire was confined to the living room.
During the fire-fighting operation, three people were rescued from two bedrooms. They were conscious and assessed for smoke inhalation, and taken to Singapore General Hospital.
Police and SCDF officers evacuated about 50 people from the affected block as a precautionary measure.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. - The Straits Times/ANN
