10 residents evacuate after furniture at balcony of Eight Riversuites condo catch fire
Cherlynn Ng
Posted on 30 December 2018 | 9,407 views | 7 comments
This story was submitted via Stomp App contribution.
A fire broke out at a 19th-storey balcony at Eight Riversuites condominium in Whampoa East on Sunday afternoon (Dec 30).
Stomper Bearynews alerted Stomp to the incident and contributed a video showing smoke emitting from the balcony.
Firefighters and fire engines were also spotted at the scene.
Responding to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SDCF) said it was alerted to a fire at 8 Whampoa East at around 1.10pm.
The fire, which involved furniture at the balcony, was extinguished by the SCDF using a compressed air foam backpack.
Ten residents evacuated themselves before the SCDF’s arrival and there were no reported injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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