Firefighters put out blaze at Raffles Institution
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SINGAPORE – A fire broke out in an office at Raffles Institution (RI) on Jan 5.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire, which involved the contents of a second-floor office in an administrative block of the school in Bishan, at 12.30pm.
The fire was extinguished by SCDF firefighters with three water jets.
It affected an area about the size of a five-room Housing Board flat, reported Chinese-language news outlet Lianhe Zaobao.
SCDF said there were no reported injuries.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, RI principal Aaron Loh said the fire broke out at about 12.20pm.
He said: “There were no reported injuries and RI has extended support to those affected by the incident. School operations are not affected.”
He added that initial assessments indicate that the damage is largely confined to one level of the administrative block.
RI is working with SCDF to investigate the cause of the fire, said Mr Loh.
