20210820 Fire breaks out at Bukit Merah View flat, no reported injuries
Singapore Aug 20 2021 “Apartment houses” “Building”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire breaks out at Bukit Merah View flat, no reported injuries
Updated: 2021-08-20
The flat was extinguished with a water jet.PHOTO: SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE – A fire broke out in a 14th-storey Housing Board flat in Block 117 Bukit Merah View on Friday (Aug 20) evening.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the fire at about 7.30pm.
Firefighters donned breathing apparatus and made a forced entry into the burning unit where there was a “raging fire” involving the contents of the unit. It was extinguished with a water jet.
About 50 residents from the 14th to 16th floors were evacuated by the police and SCDF officers as a precautionary measure.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
A SCDF vehicle seen at Block 117 Bukit Merah View on Aug 20, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
Web Source: The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/fire-breaks-out-at-bukit-merah-view-flat-no-reported-injuries