SINGAPORE: The Henderson Road blaze that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old firefighter was likely to be of electrical origin, according to preliminary investigations findings revealed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Saturday (Dec 10).
SCDF said it was called to the fire at 91 Henderson Road at about 11.10am on Thursday. The blaze involved a two-room unit on the fourth floor of the Housing Board flat.
"Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire was likely to be of an electrical origin from the bedroom," the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a statement on Saturday (Dec 10).
A full-time national serviceman died on Thursday after he fell unconscious while battling a blaze at the block.
During the firefighting operation, the NSF fell unconscious in the kitchen area. He was immediately taken out of the unit and given cardiopulmonary resuscitation, said SCDF on Thursday.
An ambulance crew at the scene also used an automated external defibrillator on him and took him to Singapore General Hospital.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital, said SCDF.
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SCDF said it was called to the fire at 91 Henderson Road at about 11.10am on Thursday. The blaze involved a two-room unit on the fourth floor of the Housing Board flat.
"Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire was likely to be of an electrical origin from the bedroom," the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a statement on Saturday (Dec 10).
A full-time national serviceman died on Thursday after he fell unconscious while battling a blaze at the block.
During the firefighting operation, the NSF fell unconscious in the kitchen area. He was immediately taken out of the unit and given cardiopulmonary resuscitation, said SCDF on Thursday.
An ambulance crew at the scene also used an automated external defibrillator on him and took him to Singapore General Hospital.
He was pronounced dead at the hospital, said SCDF.
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