SINGAPORE - Around 50 residents had to be evacuated on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at an 11th-floor HDB unit in Telok Blangah.
Firefighters from the Alexandra Fire Station forced their way into the unit and extinguished the fire using two water jets, said SCDF.One person was assessed by a paramedic for smoke inhalation, but later refused to be sent to a hospital, it added. In a Facebook post, West Coast GRC MP Rachel Ong said several residents had informed her about the fire slightly before noon.
Speaking to The Straits Times after, Ms Ong said she was heartened that residents had notified each other using various means about the fire when it broke out.
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