堆满杂物单位着火 男子受困遭浓烟呛死

堆满杂物的单位发生火患,外号“黑人”的60岁拾荒叔受困其中,因吸入热气,遭浓烟呛死在厕所内。 有关火警于5月27日晚上9时许,在淡滨尼12街第157座组屋的一个单位发生。 外号“黑人”的死者是60岁的阿叔沈梅璧(Sim Buay Piak译音),事发时他独自在住家内,且根据婚姻注册局网站资料显示,死者未婚。 寻获时已无生命迹象 验尸庭近日针对死者的死因做出结论,指死者被发现时已无生命迹象,因吸入过多浓烟而夺命。 据法庭文件指出,事发当晚9时15分,一名男子声称在死者楼上的单位闻到烟味,然后在死者家门外发现火患,赶紧报警。 民防部队人员赶抵现场时,因没人应门而强闯,却发现该单位内的堆满了杂物,其中包括厕所门、冰箱和冷气机等,屋内仅有一条狭窄的走道。 队员们最后在厕所内发现身穿百慕大(Bermudas),双手放胸前地蹲在厕所内,其中一只手还握着塑料水管。 寻获死者时,到场的医疗人员产证对方已无生命迹象,民防部队将他抬出屋外。 民防部队当时派出了两辆消防电单车、两辆消防车和一辆支援车到现场,火势经由民防部队以一个水枪扑灭。…

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