The Straits Times' News In A Minute: Dec 24, 2015

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Today's top news headlines: Almost 74,000 apply for HDB elderly-friendly features, a tower crane bursts into flames in Woodlands Industrial Park, and four men and two women are charged with cheating in casinos.

In today's The Straits Times News In A Minute video, we look at:

*Almost 74,000 households have applied for the Enhancement for Active Seniors scheme that equips HDB flats with elderly-friendly safety features, such as ramps and anti-slip treatment for tiles.

*A tower crane at Woodlands Industrial Park caught fire after "strong lightning" this morning. firefighters climbed up the crane and extinguished the blaze using a fire extinguisher.

*Four men and two women from China, believed to have been part of a syndicate, have been charged with cheating at the Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands casinos.

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