Twice in 2 weeks: Fire breaks out at Toa Payoh Lorong 8, Singapore News
In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)said it was alerted to a fire at Block 229 Lor 8 Toa Payoh at 1.10pm.
"SCDF is currently at the scene conducting a firefighting operation," the post read.
AsiaOne has reached out to SCDF and the police for more information.
This latest incident comes just after two died in a fatal fire that broke out in a second-floor unit at Block 173 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 last Tuesday (July 22) evening.
The police said that they were alerted to the fire at around 7.30pm and found a 56-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman lying motionless in the unit.
They were subsequently pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF medic.
SCDF added in a separate update that three people from neighbouring units were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital.
This is a developing story.
khooyihang@asiaone.com
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