Two taken to hospital after fire at Mei Ling Street HDB block, about 25 evacuated

Queenstown MP Eric Chua with an SCDF personnel. SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at Block 158 Mei Ling Street at about 12.30pm. (Photo: Facebook/Eric Chua)

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SINGAPORE: Two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at an HDB block along Mei Ling Street on Monday (Oct 19).

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the 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 firefighters using a water jet.

Two people who were inside the unit were evacuated by SCDF officers. One of them was taken to Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Another person from a neighbouring unit was also taken to the same hospital for smoke inhalation. About 25 people were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure. The cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF said. In a Facebook post on Monday, Queenstown Member of Parliament Eric Chua wished the two residents who were taken to hospital a full and speedy recovery. He said some evacuated residents were understandably concerned and that he had also spent time listening to them and sharing updates while SCDF officers worked to make the area safe. Mr Chua also thanked SCDF officers from Alexandra Fire Station and police officers from Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre for their "professionalism and efforts on the ground". "We will continue to monitor the situation closely, stay in touch with our affected residents and help where needed," he said.

Another person from a neighbouring unit was also taken to the same hospital for smoke inhalation.

About 25 people were evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF said.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Queenstown Member of Parliament Eric Chua wished the two residents who were taken to hospital a full and speedy recovery.

He said some evacuated residents were understandably concerned and that he had also spent time listening to them and sharing updates while SCDF officers worked to make the area safe.

Mr Chua also thanked SCDF officers from Alexandra Fire Station and police officers from Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre for their "professionalism and efforts on the ground".

"We will continue to monitor the situation closely, stay in touch with our affected residents and help where needed," he said.

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女皇镇国会议员蔡瑞荣与一名新加坡民防部队人员合影。民防部队表示，他们于下午12点30分左右接到报警，称美玲街第158座组屋发生火灾。（照片：Facebook/Eric Chua）

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新加坡：周一（10月19日），美玲街一栋组屋发生火灾，两人因吸入浓烟被送往医院。

新加坡民防部队（SCDF）表示，他们于下午 12 点 30 分左右接到报警，称美玲街第 158 座发生火灾。

火灾起因是放置在 10 楼某单元外的物品起火，消防员用水枪将其扑灭。

屋内两人被新加坡民防部队人员疏散。其中一人因吸入浓烟被送往新加坡中央医院。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 另一名来自邻近单元的居民也因吸入浓烟被送往同一家医院。作为预防措施，警方和新加坡民防部队疏散了约25人。民防部队表示，火灾原因正在调查中。周一，女皇镇国会议员蔡先生在脸书上发帖，祝愿两名被送往医院的居民早日康复。他表示，一些被疏散的居民感到担忧是可以理解的，他也花时间倾听他们的心声，并在民防部队人员努力确保该地区安全的同时，与他们分享最新情况。蔡先生还感谢亚历山大消防站的民防部队人员和女皇镇邻里警务中心的警员们的“专业精神和现场努力”。他说：“我们将继续密切关注事态发展，与受影响的居民保持联系，并在需要时提供帮助。”

隔壁单元的另一名住户也因吸入浓烟被送往同一家医院。

警方和新加坡民防部队出于预防措施，疏散了约 25 人。

新加坡民防部队表示，火灾原因正在调查中。

周一，皇后镇国会议员蔡志强在脸书上发帖，祝愿两名被送往医院的居民早日康复。

他说，一些被疏散的居民感到担忧是可以理解的，他也花时间倾听他们的意见，并与他们分享最新情况，同时新加坡民防部队的官员也在努力确保该地区的安全。

蔡先生还感谢亚历山德拉消防站的新加坡民防部队人员和女皇镇邻里警局的警员们“在现场展现出的专业精神和努力”。

他说：“我们将继续密切关注事态发展，与受影响的居民保持联系，并在需要时提供帮助。”

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