Fire breaks
out at shophouse off Jalan Besar; 3 people
evacuated
SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at a shophouse along Sam Leong Road
on Wednesday morning (Jan 24), prompting three residents to be
evacuated.
In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was
alerted to the incident at 32 Sam Leong Road off Jalan Besar at
about 9.26am.
In a subsequent post at 10.27am, SCDF added that the fire, which
was confined to a small area on the 2nd storey office unit of the
shophouse, was extinguished using one water jet.
Mr Clarence Tay, who works at Jalan Besar Plaza, told Channel
NewsAsia that he came down from his office to take a closer look
after hearing a loud fire engine siren.
He said that there were police officers blocking the entrance to
Sam Leong Road at around 9.50am.
Three people were evacuated from the shophouse unit by police
officers before SCDF arrived. No injuries were reported and the
cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF said.
Source: CNA/am