In a post on its Facebook page, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said on Friday that it responded to a fire on the second floor of the block at 11.25pm last night.
The police separately said the man was conscious while he was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire was of electrical origin from a PMD, the SCDF added. Vikram Nair, Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC, gave more details about the incident in a Facebook post on Friday. He said, "Two families who saw the victim coming out of the lift rushed into action and helped douse the fire on him. SCDF then moved swiftly to help put out the fire in the lift. Sadly though, the victim succumbed to his injuries today."
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