Primary 6 pupil loses textbooks in HDB flat fire a week before PSLE

On a happier note, the family's two cats are safe and sound. ST PHOTOS: SHERMAINE ANG, SITI SARAH
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SINGAPORE - A Primary 6 pupil escaped a fire in his seventh-storey home at Block 13 Marsiling Lane on Thursday (Sept 23), but lost his textbooks and notes days before the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) was due to start.

Fortunately, the family - and their two cats - are safe and sound.

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