20230301 Couple in their 90s rescued from Pasir Ris flat fire
Singapore Mar 01 2023 “Apartment houses” “Building”
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Couple in their 90s rescued from Pasir Ris flat fire
Updated: 2023-03-01
SCDF officers forcibly entered the unit on the 12th floor of Block 472 Pasir Ris Drive 6 and rescued the couple. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
SINGAPORE – A couple in their 90s were taken to hospital on Monday morning after a fire broke out in their Pasir Ris flat.
Shin Min Daily News reported on Tuesday that the man, 98, is in Singapore General Hospital’s intensive care unit while his wife, 90, is under observation at Changi General Hospital.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 472 Pasir Ris Drive 6 at around 8.45am.
Officers forcibly entered the unit on the 12th floor and rescued the couple, who had suffered smoke inhalation. The fire was extinguished using a compressed air foam backpack.
The couple’s daughter, who declined to be named, told Shin Min that her father suffered burns and is breathing with the help of a ventilator.
She said her parents had difficulty escaping the burning unit because of their advanced age.
Pictures showed the walls of the HDB flat blackened with soot and items on a table burned to a crisp. The home appeared cluttered, with belongings strewn on top of cabinets.
Web Source: Straits Times
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