Man tells of attempt to save victims in fatal Bedok North fire as six residents get SCDF award

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A man who lives next to a fourth-floor flat that caught fire in a Bedok North block has spoken of his attempt to rescue its occupants who were trapped inside. Despite having an elderly mother who uses a wheelchair, Mr Willie Toh, 45, went to check on his neighbours when he...

killed three people - a 56-year-old woman who died at the scene, and a man, 35, and a three-year-old girl, who both died in hospital. The toddler's mother, 34, remains in hospital.

Mr Tan said:"I am deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the Bedok North fire. Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones during this difficult time. One of the other awardees, Mr Chiong Hai Weng, 63, went to alert his neighbour, 101-year-old Madam Goh, who lives with her granddaughter and is hard of hearing, after he saw smoke rising from a unit below.'I didn't want anyone to be injured': Boy, 14, alerts neighbours in Bedok North fire

Also receiving the award were two brothers, Cheng Ping Peng, 14, and Cheng Ping Chen, 13, who ran door to door to warn their neighbours about the fire.

 

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