Small fire at Battery Rd office building forces tenants
to evacuate
SINGAPORE: A small fire broke out at No.6, Battery Road
late Friday morning, forcing all tenants to evacuate.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call at
about 11.40am.
The fire, which originated from a storeroom located at the office
building's Basement 3, was put out in five minutes using an
internal fire hose reel.
A 44-year-old woman, who complained of discomfort, was sent to the
Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation.
Tenants were let back into the building about an hour after the
fire.
--CNA