3 children conveyed to hospital after Sembawang flat fire, 100 block residents evacuated – Mothership.SG

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Three kids have been despatched to hospital after a hearth broke out of their Sembawang flat on Wednesday (Sep. 28).

The Singapore Civil Defence Pressure (SCDF) stated they have been alerted to a hearth within the seventh flooring unit at Blk 340A Sembawang Shut at about 5pm.

Kids taken to hospital for smoke inhalation

5 individuals had evacuated from the unit earlier than SCDF’s arrival.

Three individuals have been conveyed to KK Ladies’s and Kids’s Hospital for smoke inhalation, whereas the opposite two occupants refused to be despatched to hospital after being assessed by an SCDF paramedic.

The three individuals conveyed to hospital have been kids, in response to The Straits Occasions.

Roughly 100 residents from the seventh to the fifteenth flooring have been evacuated by the police as a precautionary measure, added SCDF.

Hearth was confined to bed room, front room affected by warmth injury

SCDF firefighters carrying respiratory equipment units entered the smoke-logged unit to conduct the firefighting operation.

The fireplace was confined to a bed room within the unit and was extinguished utilizing a water jet in about quarter-hour.

The lounge was affected by warmth and smoke injury brought on by the hearth.

All photographs through SCDF/Fb