20191208 3 taken to hospital after fire in Bedok terraced house
Singapore Dec 08 2019 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
3 taken to hospital after fire in Bedok terraced house
Updated: 2019–12–11
Black fumes billowing (left) from the three-storey house at 7 Peakville Terrace in Bedok on Sunday. Firefighters used a water jet to put out the fire, involving items on the top floor (right). PHOTOS: LIANHE WANBAO, LIANHE ZAOBAO
Three people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Bedok terraced house on Sunday.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the three residents – two women and a man – were taken to Singapore General Hospital for suspected smoke inhalation.
SCDF was alerted to the incident at 7 Peakville Terrace in Bedok at 3.05pm and firefighters used a water jet to put out the fire involving items on the top floor of the three-storey house.
The Straits Times understands that the three people had moved to the ground floor before firefighters arrived and the blaze was not caused by a personal mobility device.
A video submitted to citizen journalism site Stomp shows black fumes billowing from the house.
The three residents are believed to be a couple in their 50s to 60s and their daughter, who is in her 20s.
A maid in a nearby house told Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao that at the time of the incident, she informed her employer of a burnt smell. She and her employer’s family later evacuated their home.
SCDF is investigating the cause of the fire.
Web Source: The Nation
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