SINGAPORE: Residents evacuated from a Housing Board flat in Toa Payoh on Friday (Aug 12) evening following a blaze in one of the units.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post at about 8.50pm that it was alerted to a fire at Block 222 Toa Payoh Lorong 8.
"Firefighters are currently on scene conducting firefighting operations," it added.
Singapore Police Force (SPF) officers were also on the scene, said a CNA reader who lives in the affected block.
Residents watch as Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters put out a fire at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Residents look on after a fire broke out at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Residents look on after a fire broke out at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Residents evacuate after a fire broke out at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
The reader, who declined to be named, said the fire started at about 8.10pm.
"I was in my room. I (smelled) smoke before being (alerted) that there was a fire happening," she said.
"I thought it was just for the (Hungry Ghost Festival) prayers, but I (noticed) the smoke was really distinct and coming into my room through the window."
Smoke rises from a flat at Block 222 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA reader)
The reader quickly left her flat and went downstairs.
"I saw others coming out (of) their houses and the neighbour downstairs said it was the third floor. So I went back to inform my neighbour," she said.
"I just felt like something isn't right and quickly evacuated from my room."
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighter is seen at Block 222 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA reader)
When asked if she had noticed anything prior to the fire, the resident said that she just found the odour of the smoke to be "a little unusual", as if it were of electrical origin.
The reader reported that there was "a small explosion" as the fire escalated at around 8.25pm. By then, SCDF firefighters were already on the scene alongside police officers who cordoned off the area.
Most of the block's residents had left their flats by this time, she added.
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The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post at about 8.50pm that it was alerted to a fire at Block 222 Toa Payoh Lorong 8.
"Firefighters are currently on scene conducting firefighting operations," it added.
Singapore Police Force (SPF) officers were also on the scene, said a CNA reader who lives in the affected block.
Residents watch as Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters put out a fire at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Residents look on after a fire broke out at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Residents look on after a fire broke out at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Residents evacuate after a fire broke out at a flat in Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
The reader, who declined to be named, said the fire started at about 8.10pm.
"I was in my room. I (smelled) smoke before being (alerted) that there was a fire happening," she said.
"I thought it was just for the (Hungry Ghost Festival) prayers, but I (noticed) the smoke was really distinct and coming into my room through the window."
Smoke rises from a flat at Block 222 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA reader)
The reader quickly left her flat and went downstairs.
"I saw others coming out (of) their houses and the neighbour downstairs said it was the third floor. So I went back to inform my neighbour," she said.
"I just felt like something isn't right and quickly evacuated from my room."
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighter is seen at Block 222 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 on Aug 12, 2022. (Photo: CNA reader)
When asked if she had noticed anything prior to the fire, the resident said that she just found the odour of the smoke to be "a little unusual", as if it were of electrical origin.
The reader reported that there was "a small explosion" as the fire escalated at around 8.25pm. By then, SCDF firefighters were already on the scene alongside police officers who cordoned off the area.
Most of the block's residents had left their flats by this time, she added.
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