SINGAPORE: A large fire broke out at 313@Somerset shopping mall on Thursday evening (Dec 15).
At least six Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) fire engines were parked outside the mall when Channel NewsAsia visited the scene at about 11.15pm.
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Staff from clothing retailer Zara told Channel NewsAsia that a fire alarm sounded in the building. Nurizah, 29, an assistant manager at the store, said she and the staff evacuated from the building within five minutes of hearing the fire alarm.
She added that they had thought it was a fire drill until they saw and smelled smoke. It was then that they knew it was real, said Nurizah, adding that staff on all three levels of the store had smelled the smoke.
Shoppers were also seen evacuating the building.
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SCDF said that the fire was been extinguished as of 11.25pm.
