SINGAPORE, Sept 17 — Four people were taken to hospital, including one who sustained minor burn injuries, following a fire at a HDB flat in Serangoon North, Singapore, on Tuesday night.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 8pm. Upon arrival, firefighters found that a bedroom in a unit on the seventh floor of Block 502 Serangoon North Avenue 4, was ablaze.

“The fire, which was confined to the bedroom, was extinguished with a water jet,” SCDF said in a Facebook post.

Three individuals from the affected HDB unit had evacuated before SCDF’s arrival. They were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

“In addition, a person from a neighbouring unit was assessed for smoke inhalation and conveyed to SGH,” SCDF added.

About 50 residents from the affected block were evacuated by the Police and SCDF as a precautionary measure.

SDF said preliminary investigations suggest the fire likely originated from an electrical source in the bedroom. — Bernama