Fire breaks
out at Admiralty Primary School; no injuries reported
SINGAPORE: Fire broke out in the toilet of a primary school in
Woodlands in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Oct 20). There
were no injuries and no evacuation was required, the Singapore
Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said.
SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at Admiralty Primary School
in 11 Woodlands Circle at about 2am. SCDF officers gained access
into the school using “forcible entry tools” and extinguished the
fire with a water jet, it added.
Huge flames and a tall plume of smoke could be seen from photos
posted online by netizens.
According to SCDF, the fire started in a toilet at the
administration block of the school. The cause of the fire is still
under investigation, SCDF said.
- CNA/xk