Three unconscious, five taken to hospital after Little India flat fire


SINGAPORE: Three people were left unconscious after a fire broke out in a flat in Little India on Aug 3, and were among five people taken to hospital.

The five had been trapped in a fifth-floor unit, according to a post on the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) Facebook page.

SCDF was alerted to a fire at Block 684 Race Course Road at 7.10pm.

Upon SCDF's arrival, a bedroom in a unit on the fifth floor was on fire. The blaze was extinguished with a water jet.

One person was rescued by the police, while the other four were rescued by SCDF.

Investigations are ongoing. – ST/ANN

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