Bedok fire

SINGAPORE — Stirred awake on Friday (May 13) morning by a commotion at the corridor of a Bedok North housing block where he lives, Ms Ng Xin Hui's father ...

He said: "The lights had stopped working, too. The police came shortly after that." Another person was found in the living room, who was pronounced dead. "Everyone is usually asleep at that time, so I went around knocking on everyone's doors. I don't know who he is... Had they waited, the fire could have blocked off their emergency exit. They would often just greet each other at the corridor. Its emergency medical services crew then performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on two of the victims. Her mother, who was showering at the time, quickly got dressed. A few minutes later, a neighbour managed to bang on their door, urging them to flee. It was the wee hours of the morning and her first instinct was to wake her husband and the other neighbours on the same floor. In a Facebook post on Friday, SCDF said that it was alerted to a fire at the block at about 6.35am.

The three-year-old's mother, who was found unconscious by rescuers, remains in critical condition. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

He added that the unit adjacent to the one that caught fire had two occupants - a woman and her foreign domestic helper. Mr Tan added that by mid-day, almost all residents of the affected block had returned to their flats. The cleaner, 70, added: "I ran to the kitchen and got a big wet towel. He was referring to the toddler’s mother. I didn't even have time to change my shoes or wear a mask." The parents were protecting the toddler. I could see the smoke from my window. When I opened the main door, a gust of smoke blew at me." The family was really affected. SCDF put out the fire in the living room with one water jet. SCDF personnel performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on two of the victims. The mother remains in critical condition.

SINGAPORE: Three people, including a three-year-old, have died after a fire broke out in a fourth-floor Housing Board (HDB) flat in Bedok on Friday (May 13) ...

I am also grateful to SCDF for their quick response. "My volunteers and I are helping residents of affected units, including cleaning their homes and arranging for temporary accommodations if needed," he said. They declined to comment. All three were taken to Changi General Hospital. When CNA spoke to Mr Toh at about 1.30pm, he and his mother were still unable to return home. Advertisement