About 50 evacuated in VivoCity fire, no injuries reported
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SINGAPORE - About 50 people self-evacuated after a fire broke out at VivoCity on Tuesday evening (June 7).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 6.45pm.
The fire involved an electrical distribution box in a mechanical and electrical room in basement 2.
When SCDF personnel arrived, smoke was seen coming out of the distribution box. There was no visible fire.
As a precautionary measure, SCDF firefighters used four fire extinguishers on the affected area.
The SCDF evacuated about 50 people from the affected area within the premises.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A spokesman for Mapletree Commercial Property Management, which manages VivoCity, said the incident did not disrupt mall operations outside the affected area.
