SINGAPORE: Residents of a Housing Board block at Ubi Avenue 1 were evacuated late Friday (May 30) after a fire broke out, with some people reporting an explosion.
The incident happened at Block 301, Ubi Avenue 1, where some residents were evacuated as a safety precaution.
According to a volunteer at the Residents Network at Ubi Blk 318, Mr Shawn Ho, the fire started in the coffee shop at the base of Block 301.
Member of Parliament of Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC Faishal Ibrahim said in a Facebook post that the fire was put out swiftly by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). He said that 76 residents were evacuated.
A resident, who identified herself as Ms Ng, said her flat was hit by a blackout at about 11.45pm.
She told CNA: "We felt calm because we didn’t see any flames, we just saw a big cloud of smoke coming from the coffeeshop area."
“Before the explosion, we already heard the siren.”
Another resident, Mr Zulkifli, said he was in his kitchen when he smelled the smoke.
"When I went down, there was still no fire. Shortly after, there was a small fire, and a big fire, and then an explosion. The whole block tripped after that," he said.
Residents at Touch Ubi hostel, a residential training hostel for adults with mild intellectual disabilities located next to the coffeeshop, were evacuated as well.
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The incident happened at Block 301, Ubi Avenue 1, where some residents were evacuated as a safety precaution.
According to a volunteer at the Residents Network at Ubi Blk 318, Mr Shawn Ho, the fire started in the coffee shop at the base of Block 301.
Member of Parliament of Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC Faishal Ibrahim said in a Facebook post that the fire was put out swiftly by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). He said that 76 residents were evacuated.
A resident, who identified herself as Ms Ng, said her flat was hit by a blackout at about 11.45pm.
She told CNA: "We felt calm because we didn’t see any flames, we just saw a big cloud of smoke coming from the coffeeshop area."
“Before the explosion, we already heard the siren.”
Another resident, Mr Zulkifli, said he was in his kitchen when he smelled the smoke.
"When I went down, there was still no fire. Shortly after, there was a small fire, and a big fire, and then an explosion. The whole block tripped after that," he said.
Residents at Touch Ubi hostel, a residential training hostel for adults with mild intellectual disabilities located next to the coffeeshop, were evacuated as well.
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