SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at Geylang Road early on Sunday and is currently under control, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force .
“SCDF has been alerted to a fire at 643 Geylang Road. SCDF is at scene conducting firefighting operations,” it said in a Twitter post at about 1.50am.A video of the fire sent to Channel NewsAsia showed several-storey-high flames engulfing roadside shophouses as SCDF personnel battle the inferno. At one point an explosion was heard.SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at about 1.10am.
"The raging fire involved 5 shophouse units and threatening to spread. SCDF is currently at work with 8 handheld jets and an aerial water monitor to bring the fire under control," it said in a Facebook post."Due to the structure of the shophouse units, which share a common roof, the fire has spread quickly from unit to unit."[Fire @ 643 Geylang Road]
.....judging by the usual 'trade' being carried out there, I guess many 'happily married men' are desperate to explain to their wife's, why they smell of fire now......
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