Toa Payoh fire

2022 - 8 - 13

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Around 50 people evacuated after fire breaks out in Toa Payoh flat (The Straits Times)

The affected unit is believed to be a four-room flat, with the fire affecting one of the rooms and the kitchen. · Fire engines at Block 223 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 on ...

As a result of the fire, the entire unit was affected by heat and smoke damage,” said the SCDF in its post. “Upon SCDF’s arrival, the fire was raging and thick black smoke was emitting from a unit on the third floor. The SCDF said the cause of the fire is being investigated.

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50 residents evacuated after fire breaks out at Toa Payoh flat; one ... (CNA)

In an update on Facebook at about 11.15pm, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at Block 222 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh at about 8.20 ...

So I went back to inform my neighbour," she said. "I was in my room. Shattering glass could be heard as the blaze raged from the unit's window. Advertisement Advertisement One person was also taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

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Fire breaks out in Toa Payoh flat: 50 people evacuated, 1 taken to ... (AsiaOne)

SINGAPORE - The couple were watching television in their living room when a fire broke out in one of the rooms in their four-room flat.

As a result of the fire, the entire unit was affected by heat and smoke damage," said the SCDF in its post. "Upon SCDF's arrival, the fire was raging and thick black smoke was emitting from a unit on the third floor. The SCDF said the cause of the fire is being investigated. A resident who wanted to be known only as Madam Chia said she was home on the 14th floor of the block and started to smell smoke at around 8.40pm. "I noticed my daughter's passport lying nearby so I grabbed that too, along with my own and a statue of the Virgin Mary." SINGAPORE - The couple were watching television in their living room when a fire broke out in one of the rooms in their four-room flat.

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Fire In Toa Payoh Flat Sends 1 Person To Hospital, 50 Residents ... (Must Share News)

Now that it's the Hungry Ghost Festival, it's normal to smell some smoke around HDB estates. However, for one resident in Toa Payoh, what she thought was ...

A video on TikTok showed the evacuated residents watching as the fire blazed from the third floor. Fortunately, officers from the SCDF made a timely arrival at the scene to prevent more casualties and damage. In a subsequent Facebook post at 9.48pm, the SCDF said they were alerted to the fire at 8.20pm. It was emanating from a unit on the third floor of the block. At the time of the post, firefighters were on the scene attempting to put out the fire. In a short Facebook post at 8.48pm on Friday (12 Aug) night, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they’d been alerted to a fire in Toa Payoh.

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