70 residents
evacuated after fire breaks out in Toa Payoh
flat
SINGAPORE: Authorities were forced to evacuate around 70
residents after a fire broke out in a 15th-floor flat at Block 45
Lorong 5 Toa Payoh on Wednesday morning (Jan 10).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the
fire at around 9.40am, and forcibly entered the unit upon
arrival.
The fire involved contents in the unit's living room and was
extinguished by SCDF using two water jets. No one was present in
the flat and no injuries were reported, SCDF said.
The 70 residents from Block 45 were evacuated by both SCDF and
Singapore Police Force officers.
A video shared on Facebook showed thick grey smoke emerging from
behind a block of HDB flats in the area.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF said.
Source: CNA/am