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Spotlight on fire protection at HDB homes after string of blazes
Having a fire extinguisher at home is essential but many don't have it
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Since June last year, it has been mandatory for all new residential homes to have smoke detectors installed.
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Cara Wong
Bukit Batok resident Regina Wong said that after last Thursday's fire at the Housing Board block opposite hers, she has decided to get a fire extinguisher.
The fire at a unit in Block 293D Bukit Batok Street 21 saw firefighters pulling out from the burning flat a 40-year-old unconscious man, who died on Saturday afternoon from third-degree burns. Several others were injured.
