SINGAPORE, Aug. 22 -- Three people were taken to hospital and about 50 residents evacuated after a fire broke out in a Toa Payoh flat early this morning, according to Singapore's CNA.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the blaze at about 2.30am at a unit on the 12th floor of Block 63, Lorong 5, Toa Payoh.

Firefighters forced their way into the unit and extinguished the fire, which was contained to the living room, using a water jet, CNA reported.

One person was rescued from the kitchen and taken conscious to Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation and minor burn injuries.

According to CNA, two others from neighbouring units were also hospitalised - one to Singapore General Hospital for breathlessne...