Three people unconscious after fire in Little India flat; they are among 5 taken to hospital
They had been trapped in a fifth-floor unit.
On August 3, a fire broke out in an HDB flat located in Little India, Singapore. The blaze engulfed a bedroom in a fifth-floor unit at Block 684 Race Course Road, trapping five individuals inside. Three victims were unconscious upon arrival of firefighters, while the other two were rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force. Among the five, four were in their 70s and 80s, with one being over 50.
Police officers had to force entry into the locked flat to save the occupants. The fire was extinguished using a water jet, and the victims were subsequently transported to Singapore General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. About 50 residents from the block were evacuated. Denise Phua, an MP for Jalan Besar GRC, arrived at the scene around 8 pm and expressed gratitude to the agencies involved in the rescue efforts.
She also mentioned that temporary accommodation had been arranged for a family member residing at the affected unit and care packs were sent to residents. Witnesses reported that the smoke was thick and the situation escalated rapidly within a few minutes, trapping individuals inside the unit.
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