Hougang Flat Fire: Passer-by heroically evacuates Residents, hospitalized and later discharged
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) swiftly tackled a fire on the 13th storey of a residential block in Hougang.
While the occupant evacuated safely, a passerby assisting in the evacuation was hospitalized for smoke inhalation but has since been discharged.
MP Dennis Tan expressed gratitude for the responders and residents’ selfless actions. Preliminary investigations suggest an electrical fault as the cause of the fire.