‘Kampung spirit’ fuels Admiralty Grove residents in fire-fighting efforts at HDB corridor
The fire was put out by the residents before SCDF officers arrived.
On September 14, the tight-knit community of Admiralty Grove in Woodlands foiled a blaze that broke out in an HDB block corridor before the arrival of firefighters. Neighbour Faith Chong was dining at home around 9:35 pm when she heard a series of small explosions emanating from outside her eighth-floor flat. Realizing it was a fire at the adjacent unit, she alerted her husband Jeffrey Lim to help.
Lim, equipped with a fire extinguisher, sprang into action and managed to suppress the flames, allowing the affected family to evacuate through their front door. However, the fire quickly reignited, prompting a group of young estate boys to join the effort, utilizing the communal fire hose to douse the flames. Chong, inspired by the Disney series Lilo & Stich, emphasized the strong "kampung spirit" of her neighbours, who came together to protect their estate.
There were no reported injuries in the incident; the fire, which targeted a shoe rack in the common corridor, was extinguished before the arrival of the Singapore Civil Defence Forces. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.
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