No injuries reported after fire consumes Tampines flat
A fire that broke out at a flat in Tampines was put out by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Sunday (18 Oct) afternoon
Footage of the incident posted on TikTok showed a plume of black smoke coming out from the kitchen window of a unit in Block 714 Tampines Street 71.
Source: @khaliffah_permana on TikTok
Police & SDCF seen at Tampines block
Another video posted on Facebook depicted several fire engines and at least one police vehicle parked at the foot of the block.
Source: VJM 菱宇乐 on Facebook
Firefighters and police officers paced next to the vehicles.
Source: VJM 菱宇乐 on Facebook
Part of the service road where the fire engines were parked had been cordoned off.
Tampines flat damaged by fire
Later, another clip from the same account revealed the extent of damage sustained by the affected flat.
Its walls and ceiling were blackened, while a layer of soot lay on the floor.
Several chairs, a fridge and a ceiling fan in the living room were also burnt despite the fire having started in the kitchen.
Source: VJM 菱宇乐 on Facebook
4 occupants self-evacuate flat before SCDF arrives
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 4.45pm on 18 Oct.
It involved the contents of a kitchen and service yard in a unit on the 13th floor of Block 714 Tampines Street 71.
Four occupants of the affected unit self-evacuated before SCDF arrived.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze using a water jet, with no injuries reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Residents urged to observe fire safety precautions
SCDF noted that the top three causes of fires in residential premises are unattended cooking, electrical fires and unattended lighted materials.
Thus, it strongly advised residents not to leave their cooking unattended and to keep stove-tops, cooker hoods and ovens clean and grease-free.
Residents should also not overload power sockets, charge devices overnight unattended, or leave lighted materials such as incense sticks or cigarettes unattended. They should instead be fully extinguished before being thrown away.
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Featured image adapted from @khaliffah_permana on TikTok and VJM 菱宇乐 on Facebook.
