Skip to main content

Advertisement

Advertisement

Fire breaks out in flat at Punggol East HDB block, 100 people evacuated

SINGAPORE — Around 100 people were evacuated from a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Punggol East on Tuesday (July 21) after a fire broke out in one of the flats there.

The aftermath of a fire that blazed through a flat in Punggol East.

The aftermath of a fire that blazed through a flat in Punggol East.

Follow TODAY on WhatsApp

SINGAPORE — Around 100 people were evacuated from a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Punggol East on Tuesday (July 21) after a fire broke out in one of the flats there.

The flat, which was on the eighth floor of Block 167C Punggol East, was engulfed in flames when firefighters from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived.

The police evacuated about 100 people from the block and there were no reported injuries, SCDF said in a Facebook post.

SCDF was alerted to the fire at around 12.25pm.

Firefighters had to wear breathing apparatus sets before making a forced entry into the flat.

The fire was extinguished with one water jet.

“The cause of the fire is under investigation,” SCDF said. 

The interiors of the flat destroyed by the fire. Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force

Related topics

SCDF Punggol East evacuate HDB fire accident

Read more of the latest in

Advertisement

Advertisement

Stay in the know. Anytime. Anywhere.

Subscribe to get daily news updates, insights and must reads delivered straight to your inbox.

By clicking subscribe, I agree for my personal data to be used to send me TODAY newsletters, promotional offers and for research and analysis.