Fire at
Thomson Road condo involving air-conditioning unit; no one
injured
SINGAPORE - A fire broke out at a Thomson Road condominium on
Wednesday (May 11) night but no one was injured.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they received
a call about a fire at the condominium at about 7.50pm.
The fire involved an air-conditioning unit inside the bedroom of
a second-floor apartment. It was extinguished by the SCDF using one
water jet.
Resident Vera Sng told The Straits Times that the fire alarm at
Thomson 800 went off at about 8pm, while she was having dinner with
her family.
At first, they thought it was just a drill, but they soon began
to smell "burning rubber".
The 19-year-old student, who lives on the fifth floor, then
looked out the window and saw a fire engine and other emergency
vehicles parked downstairs.
Ms Sng said that her family and their neighbours evacuated
themselves.
"Many residents came down on their own," she said. "I also heard
that this is the second time this unit has caught fire."
The SCDF sent one fire engine, two Red Rhinos, one support
vehicle and one ambulance to fight the fire.
-- ST