SCDF was alerted to a case of fire at the above
mentioned location at 2105hrs. 2 Fire Engines, 1 Red Rhino, 1
Ambulance, 1 support vehicle were dispatched.
Upon SCDF’s arrival, white smoke was seen issuing from
a 9th floor unit. Fire fighters arrived at the affected unit
and found an elderly lady inside the unit standing near the front
metal grille door. The metal grille door was locked.
Fire fighters used rescue tools to pry open the metal grille door
and brought the elderly lady out of the unit. Paramedic at
scene immediately attended to the elderly lady who complained of
breathing difficulties. She was conveyed to the Singapore
General Hospital. Concurrently, fire fighters quickly
extinguished the fire which was confined to the stove area in the
kitchen.
The cause of fire is still under investigations.
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