Passer-by who helped evacuate residents taken to hospital after Hougang flat fire

Preliminary investigations indicate that the fire may be of electrical origin. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - One person was taken to hospital and about 10 residents evacuated after a flat in Hougang caught fire on Sunday.

Equipped with breathing apparatus, firefighters entered the smoke-logged unit and extinguished the fire with a water jet. An eyewitness who wanted to be known as Mr Tan said he was at an HDB block opposite the block where the fire was, but noticed the fire only when he heard sirens nearby.

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