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A total of 300 people were evacuated in the wee hours of Saturday morning (Aug 29), after a fire broke out at The Peak in Toa Payoh.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to a fire at Block 138C Lorong 1A Toa Payoh at around 2.55am on Saturday, it said in a Facebook post on Saturday afternoon.
The fire at the Housing Board block involved the contents of a unit on the 20th floor and had also affected a unit directly above, on the 21st floor.
Three people from the unit on the 20th floor were taken to Singapore General Hospital with burn injuries and smoke inhalation. Those who were evacuated have since returned to their homes.
A total of 300 people were evacuated. PHOTO: Lianhe ZaobaoUpon arrival at The Peak, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets immediately proceeded to the burning unit and extinguished the fire.
They rescued two people who were found in a bathroom. Another occupant of the unit had evacuated prior to the SCDF’s arrival
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