Fire breaks out at Bangkit Road coffee shop; no one hurt
SINGAPORE: Residents had to be evacuated after a fire broke out on Wednesday morning (Mar 16) at a coffee shop along Bangkit Road.
No one was hurt in the incident at block 257 Bangkit Road, which took place at about 10.30am, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said.
Some members of the public left the building prior to the firefighters’ arrival. SCDF said they evacuated residents from the first two storeys of the block as a precautionary measure.
Three fire bikes, two red rhinos, a fire engine, a support vehicle and an ambulance were sent to the scene. The fire was extinguished with two waterjets within 30 minutes, SCDF said.
- CNA/cy