SINGAPORE – A fire broke out near the top floor of a high-rise building above Farrer Park MRT station on Wednesday (Dec 7) night.

According to eyewitnesses, the building appeared to be the Park Hotel Farrer Park, which is slated to open in the first quarter of 2017.

Photos and a video sent in by The Straits Times readers showed flames leaping out of the building.

Administrative executive Sheefaya Aiman, who lives on the 19th floor of a HDB block about 10 minutes’ walk away, said she first noticed the fire at around 7.40pm.

“The fire looked really fierce and thick, black smoke was billowing up into the air,” she added.

Mr Alastair Tan, who was passing by the area, noted that the building appeared to be still under construction.

When contacted, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were aware of the fire and were in the midst of responding.

This article was first published on Dec 7, 2016.
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