Preliminary investigations indicate that the fire may be of electrical origin.
The number of electrical fires rose by 18.8 per cent to 228 cases in 2022, according to SCDF’s annual report released in February. Most of these fires were caused by electrical faults in wiring or electrical appliances, or due to the overloading of electrical sockets.
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