SINGAPORE: Business came to a standstill for over an
hour at Sim Lim Square on Saturday, due to a fire at a restaurant
in the building.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was
alerted about the incident at about 1.30pm.
It happened in House Kitchen which is located on the
second floor of the building.
Police and building owners evacuated the complex, asking shopowners
and shoppers to leave the building due to heavy smoke.
Shopowners told Channel NewsAsia that they heard the explosion
sound from the restaurant, before it was engulfed in smoke.
Blowers were turned on to ventilate the building for about 45
minutes.
By 3pm, the building re-opened.
There were no injuries.
- CNA/ck