SINGAPORE, April 8 -- A 10-year-old girl tragically died following a fire at a shophouse on River Valley Road, where children's education and enrichment classes are conducted, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.

Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam confirmed the fatality while addressing the return of Singapore's Operation Lionheart contingent from Myanmar.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said 20 individuals, including five adults and 15 children, were taken to the hospital.

The fire broke out at 278 River Valley Road around 9.45am, according to SCDF.

Social media videos showed children stranded on a third-floor ledge as black smoke billowed.

According to the report, the three-storey building houses various classes, including a ...