30 people evacuated, one person taken to hospital after fire breaks out in Singapore's Bukit Batok coffee shop
A fire at a coffee shop in Bukit Batok, Singapore, resulted in 30 evacuations and one hospitalization. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the blaze, which affected three food stalls.
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SINGAPORE: Thirty people were evacuated and one person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a coffee shop in Bukit Batok on Sunday (Oct 11) morning.
In response to queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4 at 3.50am.
The fire involved three food stalls at a coffee shop on the ground floor, it added.
As a precaution, the police and SCDF evacuated about 30 people from the affected block.
SCDF officers entered the coffee shop by force and extinguished the fire using two water jets.
One of the evacuated persons was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, said SCDF.
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