A video going viral on Facebook shows a group of helpful citizens who came together to rescue a man trapped in a burning flat at King George’s Avenue.
Yesterday (Dec 14), Stomp contributors Gilbert and Muzammil alerted the citizen journalism website to the incident where a man who was trapped in a unit that caught on fire at Block 805 in King George’s Avenue at around 1.20pm.
Today (Dec 15), Stomp contributor Gerek alerted Stomp to the Facebook video showing many men gathering outside the burning unit, and one of them is seen taking a red bucket filled with water to splash into flat.
The man trapped is seen waiting by the gate, looking rather petrified. Bright red marks can be seen on his face.
He could be seen covering his nose and mouth with a towel, while someone said to him: “You just sit first, do not think first.”
The helpful neighbours then gather outside the unit’s corridor window, trying their best to retrieve the key to the gate.
Thick grey smoke can be seen emerging from the flat, while the residents continue to splash buckets of water at the burning unit.
Shortly after, police officers and a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer armed with compressed air foam arrive at the scene.
The man in the flat then screams: “Please! Help! I’m in pain! Please open my door! Please!”.
Police officers gave residents instructions to clear the area for them to continue their rescue effort.
The video also shows SCDF fireman transporting the water jet to the burning flat.
The man was eventually rescued.
SCDF confirmed that the man, in his 20s, was subsequently conveyed to Singapore General Hospital for burn injuries.
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