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SINGAPORE – Five people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a second-storey flat in Hougang on Wednesday (Nov 24). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night that it was alerted to the fire at Block 537 Hougang Street 52 at about 5.45pm.... » read more

Blaze at Pipit Road block caused by power-assisted bike, 90 residents evacuated

SINGAPORE – A fire broke out on the ninth floor of a Housing Board flat on Wednesday night (Nov 10), caused by a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) being charged along the corridor. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 94 Pipit Road at about 8.05pm. Once the firefighters arrived,... » read more

Bush fire reported at junction of Bishan Road and Braddell Road

SINGAPORE – A fire broke out at the junction of Bishan Road and Braddell Road on Thursday (Oct 7) morning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at about 6.50am. When SCDF officers arrived on site, they found that the bushes on the road divider were on fire, an... » read more

Fire in Changi Airport Terminal 1 basement; 3 bus services diverted

SINGAPORE – Three public bus services skipped Changi Airport bus stops on Wednesday (Oct 6) night after a fire broke out in the basement of Terminal 1. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 9.50pm. The fire had already been put out by Airport Emergency Services when... » read more

Blaze breaks out at Geylang Bahru, next to Jalan Besar Town Council office

SINGAPORE – A fire broke out at Geylang Bahru in the early morning on Wednesday (July 28). The affected unit is a dance studio on the second floor of Block 70A Geylang Bahru, which is next to the Jalan Besar Town Council. The town council was not affected by the fire. The fire involved the... » read more

Over 1,700 PMDs disposed of since fatal Woodlands lift fire

SINGAPORE – Three years ago, Mr Muhammad Sofiyan, 32, who is self-employed, used his personal mobility device (PMD) for food delivery jobs. Then, in late 2019, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) banned e-scooters from footpaths and his PMD had been left idle outside his flat since then. That ban and the recent fire in Woodlands,... » read more

5 taken to hospital, 120 evacuated after fire in North Bridge Road HDB block

SINGAPORE – Five people were taken to hospital after a fire in North Bridge Road on Saturday (June 12) night. A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman said that it was alerted to the fire at Block 8 North Bridge Road about 10.15pm. The fire involved contents of a seventh-floor unit and was extinguished using... » read more

Young delivery rider who died in PMD lift fire in Woodlands was kind and helpful

SINGAPORE – “Kind” and “gentle” were the words used to describe the 20-year-old man who died after his personal mobility device (PMD) burst into flames while he was in a lift with it. The victim was Mr Muhammad Irfan Danish Azhar, whose girlfriend posted a picture of his death certificate on Instagram on Saturday (June... » read more

Container ship fire in Sri Lanka could affect prestige of Singapore ensign

SINGAPORE – Since May 20, a container ship carrying 25 tonnes of highly flammable nitric acid has been burning off the coast of Sri Lanka. The X-Press Pearl, a Singapore-registered ship, carried raw materials for cosmetics, such as ethanol and other lubricants. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited... » read more

More than $608,000 raised for Tuas fire victims received, shared equally among them

SINGAPORE – A total of $608,032 raised for the eight victims of the Tuas fire in an online drive has been shared among them as at Saturday night (May 1). The fundraising initiative by non-profit organisation ItsRainingRainCoats (IRR) had surpassed its target of $300,000 on March 3. In an update on the campaign’s website Give.Asia,... » read more

E-sports: Singapore to host US$2 million Free Fire World Series

SINGAPORE – Bigger and richer e-sports events are firing their way into Singapore, as local publisher and game developer Garena announced on Friday (March 19) that the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore (FFWS 2021 SG) will be held here in May. It is the third e-sports tournament that will take place in Singapore this... » read more

Fatal Tuas fire: MOM to appoint inquiry committee to study what led to explosion that killed 3

SINGAPORE – An inquiry committee will be appointed by Manpower Minister Josephine Teo following the fatal fire and explosion at Stars Engrg on Wednesday (Feb 24). Three workers died and another five are still in critical condition, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Saturday. MOM said the committee is expected to carry out a... » read more

8 workers injured in Tuas fire in intensive care

SINGAPORE – Eight migrant workers injured by the fire at an industrial building in Tuas are in intensive care, the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) said. “Once MWC is allowed to do so, we will be arranging for our staff to visit the affected workers and provide them with the necessary assistance”, it said in a... » read more

Fire breaks out at office in Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital

A fire broke out at a third-floor office in Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital (KWSH) in Serangoon Road on Tuesday night, but no one was injured. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to the incident at about 8.25pm and the fire was extinguished using a water jet. There were no injuries... » read more