2 fires in Bukit Batok in 3 days: Man, 79, dies in hospital after sofa catches fire in flat
Ong Su Mann
Posted on 18 June 2023 | 3,563 views | 3 comments
Two fires were reported in Bukit Batok last week, the first on June 14 and the second two days later.
In the first incident, the fire broke out in a flat at Block 307 Bukit Batok Street 31.
In response to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at about 6.50pm.
The fire involved a sofa in the living room of a 12th-storey unit, said SCDF.
SCDF extinguished the fire using a water jet and took one person to Singapore General Hospital.
The 79-year-old man subsequently died in hospital, reported The Straits Times.
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