Woman dies after fire breaks out in Ang Mo Kio HDB flat due to ‘heaps of combustible items’

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Singapore – A woman died in a fire in an Ang Mo Kio HDB flat on Friday (March 5) which was followed by the authorities’ urging people not to accumulate combustible items at home.

Firefighters reportedly had difficulty fighting the blaze because of the vast pile of combustible items inside the flat.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to a fire at Block 456 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 on Friday (March 5) at about 6.10 am.

SCDF firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets had to force their way into the flat located on the 11th floor.

According to the SCDF Facebook post, the fire had engulfed the living room due to the vast accumulation of combustible items within it.

“Firefighters’ movement within the unit was severely impeded as they had to carefully manoeuvre over the heaps of items to conduct firefighting operations.”

The fire was eventually extinguished with one water jet and one compressed air foam backpack, the post added.

Firefighters rescued a man trapped in the kitchen toilet while a woman found unconscious in a bedroom was brought out to safety. SCDF noted its responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the woman as she had no pulse and was not breathing.

Both the man and the woman were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. About 30 people from the affected block also self-evacuated before the SCDF arrived.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The SCDF noted that excessive accumulation of combustible items within a unit could block escape paths and hinder firefighting efforts.

“Residents are urged not to accumulate combustible items such as newspapers, furniture, and clothes within their units as these can fuel a fire causing serious damage and may even be life-threatening.”

In a mothership.sg report, the police confirmed that the woman subsequently died from her injuries. The police do not suspect foul play and are investigating the unnatural death./TISG

由于“可燃物品堆”，宏茂桥政府组屋公寓发生火灾后，妇女死亡

新加坡–周五（3月5日），一名妇女在宏茂桥政府组屋的公寓楼内失火身亡，随后当局敦促人们不要在家里积聚可燃物。

据报道，由于公寓内有大量可燃物，消防员难以扑灭大火。

周五（3月5日）凌晨6时10分，新加坡民防部队（SCDF）被警惕在Ang Mo Kio Ave 10号456街区发生火灾。

戴有呼吸器的SCDF消防员不得不进入11楼的公寓。

根据SCDF Facebook的帖子，由于客厅中大量可燃物堆积，大火吞没了客厅。

“消防人员在该部队内的行动受到严重阻碍，因为他们必须仔细操纵所有物品以进行消防行动。”

该帖子还补充说，最终用一架喷水器和一个压缩空气泡沫背包扑灭了大火。

消防员救出了一名困在厨房厕所中的男子，一名在卧室昏迷的女子被带到安全地点。SCDF注意到其反应者对该妇女进行了心肺复苏（CPR），因为她没有脉搏并且没有呼吸。

该名男子和女子均被送往陈笃生医院。在SCDF到达之前，受影响地区的约30人也被自动疏散。

起火的原因正在调查中。SCDF指出，单元内过多的可燃物堆积会阻塞逃生通道并阻碍消防工作。

“敦促居民不要在其单位内积聚可燃物品，例如报纸，家具和衣服，因为它们可能引发火灾，造成严重破坏，甚至可能危及生命。”