Four Malaysians killed in Geylang hostel fire in Singapore


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 06 Dec 2014

Civil Defence Forces personnel carrying out investigations in Geylang

PETALING JAYA: Four Malaysians, all working as cleaners, were killed in a fire at a workers hostel in Geylang, Singapore early Saturday.

Three of them - males aged between 37 and 50 - died at the scene while the fourth male was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital. They were believed to have suffocated.

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