SINGAPORE: A Christmas tree on the rooftop of the Design Orchard shopping mall caught fire on Saturday (Nov 23) night. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told CNA that it was alerted to the fire at 250 Orchard Road at about 9.30pm. “The fire involved a Christmas tree at the rooftop of the building. SCDF extinguished the … Read more
SINGAPORE: A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer is set to plead guilty to causing grievous hurt to a 19-year-old full-time national serviceman (NSF) by leaving him alone to fight a fire in a flat. Muhammad Kamil Mohamed Yasin, 39, will plead guilty on Jan 15, 2025 according to court records updated on Monday (Nov … Read more
SINGAPORE: A 38-year-old Bangladeshi worker died at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) construction site along McNair Road in the Balestier area on Friday morning (Oct 11). The incident happened at around 9.20am at the site where the McNair Heights Build-to-Order (BTO) project is being built. The worker was struck by a precast concrete drain channel … Read more
IMPLICATIONS FOR THOSE IN NEED OF URGENT HELP For those unfortunate enough to face a health or safety crisis during the outage, the option of using SMS to call for help may not be optimal or useful should the luxury of typing out a message not be afforded to them. Having personally witnessed someone who … Read more
SINGAPORE: There may be longer wait times for appointments at HDB Hub after a fire broke out in the building on Wednesday (Oct 2) afternoon. “We seek our customers’ understanding that they may experience longer wait times for appointments, due to the disruption caused by the fire,” said the Housing Board (HDB) in a Facebook … Read more
SINGAPORE: Two people were found unconscious inside a unit after a fire broke out at Synergy@KB, an industrial building in Kaki Bukit, on Thursday (Sep 19). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that they were alerted to the fire at 25 Kaki Bukit Road 4 at around 12.55pm. “Upon SCDF’s arrival, … Read more
SINGAPORE: A fire that broke out at a data centre in Loyang on Tuesday (Sep 10) did not affect the structural integrity of the building, preliminary findings by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) showed. Damping down operations in the Digital Realty data centre at 3 Loyang Way were still ongoing a day after the … Read more
CARS “PACKED LIKE SARDINES” LHN Group, which owns and manages the Golden Mile Tower car park through its subsidiary LHN Parking, told CNA that it is cooperating with the authorities to determine the cause of the fire. The company said it was unable to disclose further information as investigations are ongoing, and apologised for the … Read more
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has lifted the suspension of Pu Tien Services at Senoko South Road after a mass food poisoning incident on Jul 30 at TikTok owner ByteDance’s office. “As the licensee has implemented the required measures as stipulated by SFA, operations can be resumed,” SFA and the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Saturday (Aug … Read more
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told CNA that it received multiple calls for medical assistance at One Raffles Quay at 3.15pm on Tuesday. SCDF initially said 15 ambulances were deployed to the scene, and 30 people who experienced symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting had been conveyed to hospitals. It later revised the number … Read more
