50 people evacuated after fire in bedroom of HDB flat in Woodlands兀兰组屋一卧室发生火灾，50人被疏散
50 evacuated after fire breaks out in Woodlands HDB flat bedroom; no injuries reported, with cause under investigation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The fire involved the contents in the sixth-floor unit’s bedroom.
PHOTO: HANY SOH/FACEBOOK
Published Oct 12, 2026, 02:51 PM
Updated Oct 12, 2026, 02:51 PM
About 50 people were evacuated from a Woodlands HDB block after a sixth-floor bedroom fire on Oct 11. SCDF used a Compressed Air Foam trolley to put it out.
No injuries were reported, and the cause is still under investigation. MP Hany Soh said a grassroots leader spotted the fire and alerted SCDF quickly.
SCDF said total fires rose 3% from 1,990 in 2024 to 2,050 in 2025. Unattended cooking and electrical faults remained the top causes of home fires.
SINGAPORE – Around 50 people were evacuated from a HDB block in Woodlands on Oct 11 after a blaze broke out in a sixth-floor unit there .
In a media reply , the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 514 Woodlands Drive 14 at around 9.40pm .
The fire involved the contents in the sixth-floor unit’s bedroom, and was extinguished by SCDF personnel using a Compressed Air Foam trolley.
The police and SCDF evacuated about 50 people from the affected block.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation, said SCDF.
In a Facebook post on Oct 12 , Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Hany Soh said it was a worrying night for the block’s residents due to the fire.
“Thankfully, one of our grassroots leaders spotted it and quickly alerted SCDF, allowing everyone to evacuate safely,” she said.
She thanked the SCDF, the police, Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council, the Housing Board and grassroots leaders for their swift action and for working closely with her to provide support on the ground.
“My team and I will continue to assist the affected residents. We wish them well,” she added.
In its annual statistics report on Feb 11 , SCDF said the total number of fires increased by 3% – from 1,990 in 2024 to 2,050 in 2025. Of these, 1,051 involved fires at residential buildings.
Unattended cooking and electrical fires – including faults in electrical wiring or overloaded sockets – remained the top two causes of home fires.
火灾波及了六楼单元卧室内的物品。
照片：HANY SOH/FACEBOOK
发布于 2026 年 10 月 12 日下午 2:51
更新于2026年10月12日下午2:51
10月11日，兀兰一栋组屋六楼卧室发生火灾，约50人被疏散。新加坡民防部队使用压缩空气泡沫车扑灭了火灾。
目前尚无人员伤亡报告，起火原因仍在调查中。国会议员苏汉妮表示，一位基层领袖发现了火情并迅速通知了新加坡民防部队。
新加坡民防部队表示，火灾总数从2024年的1990起上升到2025年的2050起，增幅为3%。无人照看的烹饪和电气故障仍然是家庭火灾的主要原因。
新加坡——10月11日，兀兰一栋组屋六楼发生火灾，约50人被疏散。
新加坡民防部队（SCDF）在回复媒体时表示，他们于晚上9点40分左右接到兀兰14道第514座组屋发生火灾的警报。
火灾涉及六楼单元卧室内的物品，新加坡民防部队人员使用压缩空气泡沫车将其扑灭。
警方和新加坡民防部队从受影响的街区疏散了约 50 人。
新加坡民防部队表示，火灾原因正在调查中，目前尚未收到人员伤亡报告。
10 月 12 日，马西岭-油池集选区议员苏汉妮在 Facebook 上发帖称，由于火灾，对于该组屋的居民来说，那是一个令人担忧的夜晚。
“幸好我们的一位基层领导人发现了情况，并迅速通知了新加坡民防部队，使得大家得以安全撤离，”她说。
她感谢新加坡民防部队、警方、马西岭-油池市镇理事会、建屋发展局和基层领袖的迅速行动，以及与她密切合作，在实地提供支持。
她补充说：“我和我的团队将继续帮助受影响的居民。我们祝愿他们一切顺利。”
新加坡民防部队在2月11日发布的年度统计报告中表示，火灾总数增加了3%，从2024年的1990起增加到2025年的2050起。其中，1051起涉及住宅楼的火灾。
无人照看的烹饪和电气火灾（包括电线故障或插座过载）仍然是家庭火灾的两大主要原因。