HUAT AH? FIRE burnt down shop directly opposite WP HQ

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Shophouse along Syed Alwi Road catches fire
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POSTED: 16 Dec 2014 11:48
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There were no injuries reported as occupants of the shophouse had evacuated before the arrival of its officers, say the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

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SCDF officers extinguishing the fire with a water jet. (Photo: Kzee/Facebook)*
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SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at a shophouse along Syed Alwi Road in the early hours of Tuesday (Dec 16), but no casualties were reported.

According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), it was alerted to the incident at 3.40am. A total of three water jets were used to extinguish the fire, and there were no injuries since occupants of the shophouse evacuated before its officers arrived, SCDF said.



The cause of fire is still under investigation, it added.

A video sent to Channel NewsAsia by Facebook user Kzee at 5.10am showed SCDF officers extinguishing the flames with water jets.


- CNA/xk


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