50 residents evacuated from Telok Blangah HDB block after unit catches fire
In a video posted by a Facebook user, a fire can be seen engulfing a flat as thick black smoke billows out from it, coating the exterior walls of the housing block with black soot.
In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to a fire at Block 92B Telok Blangah Street 31 at about 11.40am.
When SCDF personnel arrived, the fire was raging and thick black smoke was seen coming out from a flat on the 11th floor.
Firefighters from Alexandra Fire Station forced their way into the unit and extinguished the fire using two water jets.
“As a result of the fire, the entire unit was affected by heat and smoke damage. Damping down operations are ongoing,” SCDF said, referring to the process of applying water to wet burnt surfaces after a fire is put out to prevent a potential rekindling.
