A fire broke out in a Housing Board flat at Tampines Street 83 on Saturday afternoon (20 Jan 2018), prompting 40 residents in the block to be evacuated.
 

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the incident at Block 867A at about 5.30pm, adding that the blaze was extinguished using two water jets. 
 

Residents of the second-floor maisonette unit, along with 40 others in the block, had evacuated before officers arrived. No injuries were reported.

Published : 11-Feb-2018