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SINGAPORE – About 4,000 people were evacuated from Century Square mall in Tampines after a fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon (Nov 5).
The fire involved a floor cleaning machine, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
The SCDF responded to the fire, which occurred at the foodcourt on the third floor at about 4.15pm, but the fire was extinguished by sprinklers in the mall before its officers arrived.
Shoppers and staff in the building were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is being investigated, added the SCDF.
Hundreds of staff and shoppers were in the process of being evacuated when The Straits Times arrived at the scene at around 4.40pm.
A group of pre-schoolers from a centre located in the mall was waiting outside as well with their teachers.
Mr Hairul Qamar, 37, an assistant supervisor at hardware store Mr DIY, said he and other employees had been having a meeting when they heard the fire alarm.
“We thought it was a false alarm and continued with the meeting, but then we saw a lot of people outside,” he said.
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