SCDF extinguishes huge fire at a Tampines coffeeshop
[UPDATE at 7.45pm on 7 August 2021: SCDF has extinguished the fire.]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) extinguished a fire at a Tampines coffeeshop within an hour of being activated on Saturday (7 August).
The SCDF said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to a fire at Blk 823A Tampines Street 81 at about 2.15pm.
"Upon arrival, the fire which involved contents of a coffee shop was well alight. Several members of the public were trying to control the raging fire with three hose reels," the SCDF said. "Armed with water jets, SCDF firefighters with their breathing apparatus sets proceeded cautiously into the burning coffee shop to conduct firefighting operation."
The SCDF used four water jets to extinguish the fire.
"Stall owners and patrons from the coffee shop as well as members of the public in the immediate vicinity had self-evacuated prior to SCDF's arrival," it said.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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