Firefighter taken to hospital for heat exhaustion, 100 people evacuated after blaze in Tampines
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The Singapore Civil Defence Force said no one was inside the unit at the time of the fire.
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- Firefighters extinguished a bedroom fire on the 15th floor of a Tampines block; about 100 residents were evacuated.
- One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion during the operation and was taken to Changi General Hospital.
- SCDF stated the fire's cause is under investigation and advised fire safety precautions, such as not overloading sockets.
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SINGAPORE – A firefighter was taken to Changi General Hospital after experiencing heat exhaustion while fighting a fire that broke out in Tampines on Jan 9.
About 100 people were evacuated from Block 29 Tampines Street 86 as a precaution after the fire broke out in a bedroom on the 15th floor.
In a Facebook post on Jan 9, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it had been alerted to the fire at 9.05pm.
No one was inside the unit at the time of the fire, said SCDF.
“Firefighters conducted forcible entry into the smoke-filled unit and extinguished the fire with two water jets,” it added.
The fire was largely confined to the bedroom, and its cause is under investigation, said SCDF.
In its post, SCDF advised people to extinguish lighted materials, such as candles, before leaving home. They should also not leave cooking unattended or overload power sockets, and should switch off the electrical supply when it is not in use.
