A midday blaze on the second storey
of a pre-war shophouse at Rowell
Road on Friday caused traffic along
Serangoon Road to slow to a crawl for about 30 minutes.
Passers-by helped three Indian men
in the unit escape using a three-step
ladder before fire-fighters arrived at the
scene. The trio were unhurt.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force
received a call at 12.39pm and sent two
fire engines, two fire-bikes and two
ambulances to the conserved building
within eight minutes.
The blaze was put out within
10 minutes, but by then, the living and
bedroom of the unit were completely
destroyed.
The authorities are investigating the cause of the
fire. - TODAY