A resident was taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in a Tanjong Pagar block on Friday afternoon (June 30). Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com
In response to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the fire at Block 4 Tanjong Pagar Plaza at about 2:15pm.
As a precautionary measure, the police and SCDF evacuated about 50 people from the affected premises. A resident from a neighbouring unit was taken to Singapore General Hospital.:"Thankfully, no one was injured although one resident was taken to receive treatment for smoke inhalation. "The occupants of the unit in which the fire started were not at home when it began, and therefore were not injured although they were understandably shaken.
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