Clementi HDB flat fire: 3 hospitalised
A fire in a Clementi HDB flat resulted in one death and injuries to two firefighters. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the blaze, which required the evacuation of approximately 40 residents.
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The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to the fire at Block 309 Clementi Avenue 4 at about 11.10pm on July 31.
PHOTO: SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE/FACEBOOK
Listen SINGAPORE – A person has died after a fire broke out in an HDB flat in Clementi late on July 31.
In a social media post early on Aug 1, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 309 Clementi Avenue 4 at about 11.10pm on July 31.
When SCDF firefighters arrived at the scene, they saw flames in the living room of an eighth-floor unit. They had to force their way into the unit to extinguish the fire, which involved items in the living room, SCDF added.
The fire was put out with two water jets.
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