A fire broke out in a second floor unit at Block 147 Serangoon North Avenue 1 at around 7.10pm last night (18 January).
More than 60 residents of the block had to be evacuated and 2 women had to be sent to hospital for breathlessness.
Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel and police officers evacuated a total of 16 residents from the 2nd to 5th storey. Another 50 residents left their own units themselves.
A resident who witnessed the fire said he heard a “pop” sound before the entire block went dark and power went off.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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