‘Kampung spirit’ on display as residents rush to put out fire outside neighbour’s Woodlands flat
SCDF said members of the public managed to extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived.
On September 14, a fire erupted outside a residential unit on the eighth floor of a Woodlands Avenue estate, igniting flames that shot into the sky. Despite the alarming incident, the residents displayed remarkable unity, exemplifying the "kampung" spirit. Off-duty civil defence personnel, along with members of the public and fellow residents, collaborated to control the blaze.
The fire originated from a shoe rack in a public corridor. Off-duty civil defence workers arrived, instructing everyone to evacuate to the opposite side of the corridor. Fortunately, no one was injured, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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