Posted: 16 July 2012 1020 hrs
SINGAPORE: Eleven people -- four children, five
adults and two fire-fighters -- were injured in a fire at East
Village Hotel at Marine Parade Road on Monday.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the injured have been
sent to the Singapore General Hospital.
The fire broke out at the hotel in the morning. SCDF confirmed that
it received a call at 9.06am about the incident.
Viewers who called the Channel NewsAsia hotline said the hotel,
located at 25 Marine Parade Road, was engulfed in thick, black
smoke.
One motorist, Mr Tan, said visibility along East Coast Road was
also affected by the smoke.
It is believed that the fire started in the hotel basement.
SCDF said it is trying to put out the fire with six water
jets.
It tweeted at about 12.20pm that the fire has engulfed the
construction area in the hotel lobby.
Cherie Hearts @ Eastgate, a kindergarten and infant care centre at
46 East Coast Road, has asked parents to pick up their children
from the centre as the air quality in the area worsens.
- CNA/wm/al