Three taken to hospital after fire in Bukit Panjang HDB flat; 100 people evacuated

Upon arrival, SCDF officers found the blaze confined to a bedroom in a ninth floor unit at Block 479 Segar Road.

PHOTO: SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE/FACEBOOK

Published Oct 04, 2026, 01:10 PM

Updated Oct 04, 2026, 01:10 PM

Three people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Bukit Panjang HDB flat, leading to the evacuation of about 100 residents as a safety precaution.

The fire started in a bedroom on the ninth floor, likely caused by an electrical source, and was extinguished by SCDF firefighters using a water jet.

SCDF advised the public to avoid overloading electrical outlets, use Safety Mark appliances, and switch off devices when not in use, amid a rise in residential fires in 2025.

SINGAPORE – Three people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a Housing Board flat in Bukit Panjang on Oct 4.

In a Facebook post, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 479 Segar Road at about 9.35am.

Upon arrival, SCDF officers found the blaze confined to a bedroom in a ninth floor unit. Firefighters extinguished the fire using a water jet.

One person from the affected unit was evacuated before SCDF’s arrival. The person, along with two others from a neighbouring unit, were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital, SCDF said.

As a precaution, the police and SCDF also evacuated about 100 people from the affected block.

Preliminary findings indicate that the fire likely originated from an electrical source in the bedroom.

In its post, SCDF urged the public to avoid overloading electrical outlets with electrical appliances.

It advised people to use only appliances and electrical plugs bearing the Safety Mark, and to switch off appliances when they are not in use.

In its annual statistics report on Feb 11 , SCDF said there was an 8.6% increase in the number of residential fires, from 968 calls in 2024 to 1,051 in 2025.

The top two causes of fires in residential premises were unattended cooking and fires originating from an electrical source.

There were 94 fire injuries and 6 fire fatalities in 2025 , SCDF said in its report.

新加坡民防部队人员到达现场后发现，火势被控制在塞加路第 479 座组屋九楼的一间卧室内。

照片：新加坡民防部队/脸书

发布于2026年10月4日下午1:10

更新于2026年10月4日下午1:10

武吉班让组屋发生火灾，三人被送往医院，出于安全考虑，约 100 名居民被疏散。

火灾是从九楼的一间卧室开始的，很可能是由电源引起的，新加坡民防部队消防员用水枪将火扑灭。

新加坡民防部队建议公众避免电源插座过载，使用带有安全标志的电器，并在不使用电器时将其关闭，因为预计 2025 年住宅火灾将会增加。

新加坡——10月4日，武吉班让一处组屋发生火灾，三人被送往医院。

新加坡民防部队（SCDF）在Facebook上发帖称，他们于上午9点35分左右接到报警，称Segar Road第479座组屋发生火灾。

新加坡民防部队人员到达现场后发现，火势仅限于九楼一间卧室。消防员使用高压水枪扑灭了大火。

受影响单位的一人在新加坡民防部队到达前已被疏散。民防部队表示，该人员与邻近单位的另外两人一起接受了吸入烟雾的评估，随后被送往新加坡中央医院。

作为预防措施，警方和新加坡民防部队也从受影响的街区疏散了约 100 人。

初步调查结果显示，火灾很可能是由卧室里的电器引起的。

新加坡民防部队在公告中敦促公众避免在电源插座上连接过多电器。

它建议人们只使用带有安全标志的电器和电源插头，并在不使用电器时将其关闭。

新加坡民防部队在 2 月 11 日发布的年度统计报告中表示，住宅火灾数量增加了 8.6%，从 2024 年的 968 起增加到 2025 年的 1,051 起。

住宅火灾的两大主要原因是无人照看的烹饪和由电气源引起的火灾。

新加坡民防部队在其报告中指出，2025年共有94人因火灾受伤，6人因火灾死亡。