2 fires in Bukit Batok in 3 days: Man, 79, dies in hospital after sofa catches fire in flat

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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