One dead, 50 evacuated after fire at Jurong East HDB flat

SINGAPORE – A fire broke out at a Jurong East flat in the early hours of Aug 16, leaving one person dead and 50 others evacuated.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the fire at Block 339, Jurong East Avenue 1 at 3.55am.

When SCDF arrived at the scene, black smoke was emitting from a unit on the third floor. The fire involved items in the unit’s living room.

The firefighters entered the unit by force and found an unresponsive person in the living room.

The person was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF added.

The Straits Times has contacted the police for more information.