Elderly woman dies after fire in Bukit Panjang flat on Sept 28
A 77-year-old woman has died following a fire in her Bukit Panjang flat on September 28. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the blaze, which also resulted in a neighbor being treated for smoke inhalation.
Why it matters
This incident marks the sixth fire-related death in the region since July, raising concerns about residential fire safety.
The fire involved items in the living room, said SCDF, adding that the cause of the fire was under investigation.
Listen SINGAPORE – A 77-year-old woman who was taken unconscious to hospital after a fire in a Bukit Panjang flat on Sept 28 has died, the police said on Sept 30.
This would make it the sixth death from a fire since July 28.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a social media post on Sept 28 that it was alerted to the fire at Block 126 Pending Road at about 3pm that day.
When its officers arrived at the scene, black smoke was coming out of a unit on the sixth floor.
The fire was extinguished using one water jet.
Firefighters found an unconscious person in the living room during the firefighting operation, and took the person out of the unit.
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