Child rescued from bedroom of Yishun flat that caught fire
A child was sent to the hospital on Friday (3 July) afternoon after a fire broke out at a flat in Yishun.
Footage posted on TikTok showed greyish smoke coming out from a window of a flat on the 12th floor of Block 381C Yishun Ring Road.
Source: @deansyariffaumzzz on TikTok
Smoke comes out from multiple windows of Yishun flat
In the clip, smoke was seen wafting out of multiple windows of the unit.
Source: @deansyariffaumzzz on TikTok
This included those on two different sides of the block.
Source: @deansyariffaumzzz on TikTok
Another TikTok video showed the dark smoke drifting up into the air.
Source: @osberttsb on TikTok
At least three police vehicles had arrived and were parked at the foot of the block.
Source: @osberttsb on TikTok
Living room of Yishun flat was on fire
In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 5.15pm on 3 July.
When firefighters entered the 12th-floor unit, they found it filled with smoke and its living room on fire.
SCDF extinguished the fire with a water jet.
25 residents were evacuated, reported The Straits Times.
Source: Singapore Civil Defence Force on Facebook
Child sent to hospital for smoke inhalation
Another team of firefighters found a child in a bedroom during the operation.
The child was rescued, and assessed for smoke inhalation.
They were conveyed to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire broke out in another Yishun flat on 18 June
The fire comes over two weeks after a fire broke out in a fifth-floor unit of Block 844 Yishun Street 81 on 18 June.
During that incident, two people were sent to the hospital after SCDF firefighters forcefully entered the unit to extinguish the fire.
28 residents were also evacuated as a precaution.
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Featured image adapted from @deansyariffaumzzz on TikTok and Singapore Civil Defence Force on Facebook.
