SINGAPORE, July 30 -- Seven people, including a firefighter and a child, were taken to hospital yesterday after a fire broke out at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Toa Payoh.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the blaze at Block 229, Toa Payoh Lorong 8, at around 1.10pm, according to a report published in Channel News Asia.
The fire had engulfed a 10th-floor unit by the time firefighters arrived and later spread to a flat directly above on the 11th floor.
The fire in the lower unit was brought under control first. SCDF confirmed by late afternoon that both units were extinguished.
Earlier in the day, three people were taken to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for smoke inhalation and burn in...
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