Tanjong Pagar shophouse fire involving car; 5 people dead
Fire breaks out at Tanjong Pagar shophouse in incident involving a car; 5 people dead
CNA NEWS
13/2/2021
SINGAPORE: Five people died on Saturday (Feb 13) morning in an incident at a Tanjong Pagar shophouse that involved fire and a car.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to a fire at 37 Tanjong Pagar Road at about 5.40am.
"The fire involved a car and the front of a shophouse," said SCDF, adding that it put out the flames using three water jets and a compressed air foam backpack.
Five people were pronounced dead at the scene and one was taken to Singapore General Hospital for burn injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
At about 7.30am, the Land Transport Authority announced a road closure on Tanjong Pagar Road (towards Murray Street) after Maxwell Road.
SBS Transit also said that bus services 80 and 145 were being diverted from Tanjong Pagar Road (towards Hoe Chiang Road), with 10 bus stops skipped, "due to an accident".
Fire breaks out at Tanjong Pagar shophouse in incident involving a car; 5 people dead
CNA NEWS
13/2/2021
SINGAPORE: Five people died on Saturday (Feb 13) morning in an incident at a Tanjong Pagar shophouse that involved fire and a car.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to a fire at 37 Tanjong Pagar Road at about 5.40am.
"The fire involved a car and the front of a shophouse," said SCDF, adding that it put out the flames using three water jets and a compressed air foam backpack.
Five people were pronounced dead at the scene and one was taken to Singapore General Hospital for burn injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
At about 7.30am, the Land Transport Authority announced a road closure on Tanjong Pagar Road (towards Murray Street) after Maxwell Road.
SBS Transit also said that bus services 80 and 145 were being diverted from Tanjong Pagar Road (towards Hoe Chiang Road), with 10 bus stops skipped, "due to an accident".
Source: CNA NEWS
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