A FIRE broke out in a shophouse unit selling used refrigerators
at Dickson Road on Monday morning.
The SCDF contained the fire and had it under control within 15
minutes of their arrival; it did not spread to neighbouring
units.
Most of the damage was confined to the first storey of the unit,
with little disturbance occuring on the upper level.
Madam Tan Ah Pann, 78, the owner of the shophouse unit, was
having coffee nearby when her friend informed her of the fire.
The elderly woman, who does not reside at the shophouse unit,
said: 'The shop wasn't open. Business has been bad and I've been
wanting to sell off the unit but there haven't been buyers. And
then this happened.'
She is unsure of the costs incurred by the fire and estimates
that it is in the 'thousands'. The shophouse unit was not covered
by insurance.
Resigned, Madam Tan added: 'I don't want to think about it. When
I arrived, the fire was put out already. I don't think the damage
will cost that much.'
The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
--ST