When they realised their neighbours’ flat was on fire at nearly 3am, a couple in the construction business grabbed their crowbar and tried to pry open the front door. The quick-thinking duo, who have four children, also worked with other neighbours to turn off the gas and...
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His wife said: “We also tried to turn off the gas and electricity supply as we were scared there would be an explosion.” They were taken to the Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation. One of the adults also suffered minor burn injuries, said the SCDF.She looked out of her kitchen window and saw smoke pouring out from the fourth storey unit.
Seeing thick black smoke enter their open windows, Mrs Tan quickly woke her family and ran down with them. Said Mrs Ong: “She couldn’t breathe well, but said everything was okay. When I asked if her children were out of the flat, she pointed to the ambulance.”
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