One dead, 50 evacuated after fire at Jurong East HDB flat
The fire involved items in the unit's living room.
At 3.55am on August 16, a fire ignited in a Jurong East Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat, resulting in one fatality and the evacuation of 50 residents. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the blaze at Block 339 Jurong East Avenue 1. Upon arrival, SCDF personnel discovered black smoke emanating from the third floor living room.
Firefighters forcibly entered the unit and encountered an unresponsive individual, who was later pronounced dead by a paramedic. The SCDF stated that the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The Straits Times has reached out to the police for additional information. This incident marks the fourth fatal HDB flat fire since July 28.
In July 28, a fire in Block 39 Circuit Road claimed the life of a 70-year-old man. On July 31, a blaze in an eighth-floor flat at Block 309 Clementi Avenue 4 resulted in the death of a 65-year-old man and injured two firefighters. Another fire in a fifth-floor unit at Block 684 Race Course Road on August 3 injured five individuals aged between 55 and 88, with one of them succumbing to injuries on August 5.
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