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3 taken to hospital, 20 evacuated after fire in living room of Ang Mo Kio flat

SCDF said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the blaze at Block 254 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 10.45am.

Pakistan maternity ward fire that killed 14 infants was ‘institutional failure’

A man carries the body of a newborn child who died following a fire at a Pakistan hospital on Aug 26.

New laws give SCDF powers to target suppliers of non-compliant bomb shelter products

The Civil Defence Shelter and Fire Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was passed on Sept 8.

4 fatal fires in 19 days highlight challenges of evacuating elderly residents with mobility issues

The aftermath of a fire at Block 684 Race Course Road on Aug 3 which later resulted in the death of an 88-year-old man.

Thai police charge Bangkok pub owner over blaze as death toll rises to 41

The fire broke out at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Bangkok’s northern Chatuchak district on July 13.

‘Fires cannot really be helped’: Elderly residents on risks amid spate of fatal blazes

Ng Keng Leng in his clutter-filled unit on the ground floor of Block 39 Circuit Road on Aug 6.

Forum: Rope in trained community volunteers to help maintain firefighting equipment

Final count confirms five dead in Indonesia ferry fire

Survivors at Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, in Indonesia’s East Jav province, after a ferry caught fire off Madura island on Aug 3.

Proposed changes to law for SCDF to prosecute suppliers of non-compliant bomb shelter products

SCDF said the Bill strengthens its regulatory framework, maintaining civil defence preparedness and fire safety standards while supporting a pro-enterprise and business-friendly environment.

Three people unconscious after fire in Race Course Road flat; they are among 5 taken to hospital

Five people were trapped in a fifth-floor unit at Block 684 Race Course Road when firefighters arrived.

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