Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, February
12
SINGAPORE: Fifteen people were evacuated from their homes Monday
afternoon when a fire broke out at Block 111, Toa Payoh Lorong
1.
A woman in her 40s had to be sent to the Singapore General
Hospital for shock. No other injuries were reported.
The fire was contained to one of the units on the third floor,
affecting the living room and one of the bedrooms.
Officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) put out
the flames in 15 minutes.
As a precaution, residents on the third and fourth floors were
evacuated but have since been allowed to return home.
The SCDF is investigating the cause of the fire. — CNA/ac