2 taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after fire breaks out at Queenstown HDB block女皇镇组屋发生火灾，两人因吸入浓烟被送往医院。
Two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a unit in an HDB block in Queenstown on Monday (Oct 19).Footage of the incident shared on Threads on Oct 19 shows thick black smoke pouring from the upper floors, with at least three floors appearing to be affected by the blaze.Firefighters are also seen...
Two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a unit in an HDB block in Queenstown on Monday (Oct 19).
Footage of the incident shared on Threads on Oct 19 shows thick black smoke pouring from the upper floors, with at least three floors appearing to be affected by the blaze.
Firefighters are also seen responding to the fire on multiple levels of the block.
When AsiaOne arrived at the scene, the fire had subsided with police officers present at the block.
Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at Block 158 Mei Ling Street at about 12.30pm.
The fire involved items placed outside a unit on the 10th floor and was extinguished by SCDF using a water jet.
Two people who were inside the unit were evacuated by SCDF, with one taken to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for smoke inhalation.
A person from a neighbouring unit was also taken to SGH for smoke inhalation.
About 25 people were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure, while the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
AsiaOne has reached out to the police for comment.
xingying.koh@asiaone.com
周一（10月19日），女皇镇一栋组屋发生火灾，两人因吸入浓烟被送往医院。
10 月 19 日在 Threads 上分享的事件视频显示，浓浓的黑烟从高层涌出，至少有三层楼似乎受到了火灾的影响。
可以看到消防员正在该街区的多个楼层扑灭火灾。
AsiaOne到达现场时，火势已经减弱，警察已在现场。
新加坡民防部队（SCDF）在回应AsiaOne的询问时表示，他们于下午12点30分左右接到报警，称美玲街158座组屋发生火灾。
火灾起因是放置在 10 楼某单元外的物品，新加坡民防部队用水枪将其扑灭。
屋内两人被新加坡民防部队疏散，其中一人因吸入浓烟被送往新加坡中央医院。
隔壁单元的一名住户也因吸入浓烟被送往新加坡中央医院。
警方和新加坡民防部队出于预防措施疏散了约 25 人，火灾原因仍在调查中。
AsiaOne已联系警方寻求置评。
邢英.koh@asiaone.com