30 people evacuated after fire breaks out at Geylang shophouse; no one injured
A fire broke out at a shophouse in Geylang on Monday morning.
In videos posted on social media, thick smoke could be seen billowing from the three-storey shophouse with its rooftop charred.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that it was alerted at about 7.30am.
Upon SCDF’s arrival at 61 Lorong 27 Geylang, fire was raging on the third floor of the shophouse. The blaze had burned through the roof and was spreading to the adjacent unit through the rooftop.
Twelve emergency vehicles and 50 firefighters were deployed on-site.
At the height of the firefighting operation, four water jets were used to bring the fire under control.
About 30 occupants from the neighbouring shophouses were evacuated by the police and SCDF.
The fire was fully extinguished within an hour and there were no reported injuries.
Damping down operation, which refers to the application of water to wet burnt surfaces immediately after a fire is put out to prevent any potential rekindle of flames from the hot burnt surfaces, is ongoing.
The cause of fire is under investigation.
There will be more updates to come.
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