SINGAPORE: A woman has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out at 16 Jalan Mesin, in MacPherson on Friday morning (Dec 21).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to the incident at about 9.20am.
Advertisement"Upon SCDF's arrival, the fire was well alight at the ground floor of a building. SCDF is currently at work with six water jets," it said in a Facebook post.
Photos and videos sent in by Channel NewsAsia reader Raymond Wee showed plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the scene. "We took notice (to the fire) due to a loud explosion around 9.30am," he said, adding that there were two other explosions.
(Photo: Raymond Wee)
Twitter user @owais_zahid also posted video of the smoke.
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The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to the incident at about 9.20am.
Advertisement"Upon SCDF's arrival, the fire was well alight at the ground floor of a building. SCDF is currently at work with six water jets," it said in a Facebook post.
Photos and videos sent in by Channel NewsAsia reader Raymond Wee showed plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the scene. "We took notice (to the fire) due to a loud explosion around 9.30am," he said, adding that there were two other explosions.
Twitter user @owais_zahid also posted video of the smoke.
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