Fires hit two prominent buildings in Orchard Road yesterday as well as as a coffeeshop in Bukit Panjang this morning.
Late last night, 350 hotel guests were evacuated after a fire broke out at the Mandarin Orchard hotel at 11.30pm.
The fire is said to have involved the contents of a kitchen on the sixth floor, reported Channel NewsAsia.
A 69-year-old Caucasian man who suffered injuries to his left arm and head, was taken to the Singapore General Hospital, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
The fire was put out by firefighters within 30 minutes, said an SCDF spokesman. Hotel guests, who were evacuated to the nearby *Scape compound, were escorted back to their respective floors in the hotel by 1.20am, reported The Straits Times.
Earlier yesterday morning, a fire broke out at Tang Plaza in Orchard Road at about 9.10am. It was also quickly extinguished by firefighters by 9.35am.
The incident saw about 100 people fleeing the building, which houses Tangs department store and is adjoining Marriott Singapore hotel.
The third and latest fire occured at a coffee shop in Bukit Panjang this morning. An explosion was heard when a fire broke out at the coffee shop situated at Block 257, Bangkit Road.
Eyewitnesses told The Straits Times that the fire which began at around 10.30am, started at a stall selling rice and assorted dishes.
SCDF sent a fire engine, two red rhinos, three fire bikes, a support vehicle and an ambulance to the scene. The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes.
Residents living on the second and third floors of the block were evacuated. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
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