SINGAPORE – A Samsung washing machine caught fire yesterday (Nov 9) morning in a flat in Bukit Panjang.
All Singapore Stuff reported that a 42 year-old Singaporean housewife and her 16 year-old daughter were in the flat at Block 469 Segar Road when the incident happened.
They had been washing their laundry for about ten minutes before the machine burst into flames and exploded. Their neighbours smelled the smoke and tried to aid them, but the fire was too intense.
They called the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the flames were extinguished.
An SCDF spokesperson told Stomp that they were alerted to the fire at 11.50am, and sent a fire engine, two Red Rhinos, two fire bikes and a support vehicle.
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The spokesperson added: “The fire involved a washing machine which was in a kitchen toilet. The fire was extinguished with one compressed air foam backpack.”
“There were no reported injuries and the cause of fire is under investigation.”
Just this week, 2.8 million Samsung washing machines were recalled in America due to risk of explosion.
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