SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at a restaurant in Chinatown early on Wednesday (Feb 18), the second day of Chinese New Year.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to a fire at 52 Smith Street at about 2.10am.
Checks by ST showed that the address is the location of Wan Nian Stone Pot Fish restaurant.
SCDF said firefighters arrived at the scene to find a fire in the kitchen of the restaurant on the ground floor, which was filled with smoke.
The fire was extinguished with two water jets.
No one was inside the restaurant at the time of the incident, and there were no reported injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, said SCDF.
In a photo shared with ST, at least two fire engines and two SCDF vehicles can be seen at the scene, with the surroundings engulfed in smoke.
According to SCDF’s annual statistics report released on Feb 11, fires in commercial premises rose by 12.9 per cent – from 241 in 2024 to 272 in 2025. - The Straits Times/ANN
