Over 10 residents evacuated after Bukit Batok maisonette catches fire, blaze extinguished in 3 minutes
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- South China Morning Postseen 30 Sept, 13:58description edited
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A family of four was sent to hospital on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a public housing estate in Sha Tin, prompting the evacuation of around 140 residents. Police received a report at 6.48am as thick smoke poured from a mid-rise flat in Yan Chuen House at Shui Chuen O Estate. The family tried to put out the fire, which started at their TV stand, but failed to do so, and subsequently escaped, police said. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire at around 7.10am. All four...A family of four was sent to hospital on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a public housing estate in Sha Tin, prompting the evacuation of about 140 residents. Police received a report at 6.48am as thick smoke poured from a mid-rise flat in Yan Chuen House at Shui Chuen O Estate. The family tried to put out the fire, which started on their TV stand, but failed to do so, and fled, police said. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire at around 7.10am. All four members of the...
- South China Morning Postseen 6 Oct, 14:56description edited
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Firefighters are battling a rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm on Tuesday that items stored on the rooftop of a 26-storey block at Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties had been reported as of 6pm, while some residents self-evacuated the building. Firefighters were tackling the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames and thick...Firefighters are battling a rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm on Tuesday that items stored on the rooftop of the 26-storey Block B at the Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties had been reported as of 7pm, while some residents self-evacuated the building. Firefighters were tackling the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames...
- South China Morning Postseen 6 Oct, 21:42description edited
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Firefighters are battling a rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok, with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm on Tuesday that items stored on the rooftop of the 26-storey Block B at the Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties had been reported as of 7pm, while some residents self-evacuated the building. Firefighters were tackling the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames...Firefighters battled a fierce rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district for around an hour on Tuesday before dousing the flames. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm that items stored on the rooftop of the 26-storey Block B of Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties were reported, while 40 residents fled the building. Firefighters tackled the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames and thick black smoke could...
- asiaone.comseen 12 Oct, 08:06headline rewritten
Woman taken to hospital after alleged fall from Sengkang HDB blockHelper taken to hospital after falling from Sengkang HDB flat while cleaning windows, MOM investigating
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How it spread - 19 original reports
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- asiaone.com05:57first to report
More than 10 residents were evacuated after a fire broke out in Bukit Batok on Saturday (Aug 22) afternoon. The fire broke out at about 1pm in a two-storey maisonette on the third floor at Block 628, Bukit Batok Central, reported Lianhe Zaobao.Videos of the aftermath shared by Lianhe Zaobao on TikTok shows the walls outside the unit blackened by...
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- asiaone.com23:45
There was brief panic at Sultan Plaza on Friday (Aug 28) night after jellified insecticide used during fumigation at a Chinese restaurant created smoke that was mistaken for a fire.At least 30 people self-evacuated, and emergency services were called at about 10.45pm, after smoke was seen coming from the first-floor eatery.When AsiaOne reached the scene at about 10.55pm, the area...
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- asiaone.com03:00
Some 200 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Choa Chu Kang on Saturday (Aug 29) night.The incident happened at Block 287 Cho Chu Kang Avenue 2 at about 9.05pm.Videos of the incident shared with AsiaOne show smoke billowing from the upper floor of a second-storey executive maisonette unit.Residents are...
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia11:31
There has been a spate of fatal residential fires since late July.
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia13:42
Wed, 16 September 2026
2 reports- english.news.cn07:45
Large-scale fire breaks out at S. Korea's waste recycling facility-
- english.news.cn07:45
Large-scale fire breaks out at S. Korea's waste recycling facility-
Mon, 28 September 2026
2 reports- asiaone.com05:19
Two hawker centre cleaners reportedly rushed to put out a BMW fire at the Geylang Bahru Market and Food Centre carpark on Saturday (Sept 26).One of the cleaners, 38, told Shin Min Daily News that he was collecting used bowls and plates when he noticed smoke coming from the carpark.After realising that a car had caught fire, he and a...
- ABC News (Australia)20:26
An Asian grocer on Ballarat Road in Deer Park has been damaged in a firebombing overnight, with the offenders still on the run.
Wed, 30 September 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post01:24edited after publishing
A family of four was sent to hospital on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at a public housing estate in Sha Tin, prompting the evacuation of about 140 residents. Police received a report at 6.48am as thick smoke poured from a mid-rise flat in Yan Chuen House at Shui Chuen O Estate. The family tried to put out the fire, which started on their TV stand, but failed to do so, and fled, police said. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire at around 7.10am. All four members of the...
- Channel News Asia03:27
The woman was taken unconscious to hospital on Monday after the fire at Block 126 Pending Road.
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post10:35edited after publishing ×2
Firefighters battled a fierce rooftop blaze at a residential building in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district for around an hour on Tuesday before dousing the flames. The Fire Services Department received a report at about 5.20pm that items stored on the rooftop of the 26-storey Block B of Shun King Building on Nelson Street had caught fire. No casualties were reported, while 40 residents fled the building. Firefighters tackled the blaze with one water jet. Strong flames and thick black smoke could...
Sat, 10 October 2026
1 report- asiaone.com00:30edited after publishing
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Woman taken to hospital after alleged fall from Sengkang HDB blockA woman was taken to hospital after reportedly falling from an HDB block in Sengkang on Thursday (Oct 8).A Facebook (FB) post uploaded by the Complaint Singapore account on Friday (Oct 9) shows a woman lying motionless on the ground as Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel attend to her. She is also seen lying on a wheeled stretcher surrounded...
Sun, 11 October 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia11:29
Three food stalls were damaged in the blaze at Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4.
Mon, 19 October 2026
4 reports- South China Morning Post08:08
A brief No 2 alarm fire broke out at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on Monday, leaving a contractor injured after she received an electric shock. The Fire Services Department said it received an alarm at the venue at 11.23am. When firefighters arrived three minutes later, the fire had already been extinguished. “After investigation, a female staff member was found to have been injured in an electric shock accident,” a department spokesman said. The worker was taken to Queen...
- Channel News Asia13:58
- South China Morning Post14:42
An elderly man died in hospital on Monday night after he was pulled unconscious from a flat during a fire in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed two water jet and breathing apparatus teams to tackle the fire, which was extinguished at 9.54pm. A man in his 70s was found unconscious and was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu...
- South China Morning Post14:42
An elderly man died in hospital on Monday night after he was pulled unconscious from a flat during a fire in a residential building in Hong Kong’s Western district. Police received a report at 8.57pm that flames had erupted in a flat in Hang Fai Building on Pok Fu Lam Road in Sai Ying Pun. Firefighters deployed two water jet and breathing apparatus teams to tackle the fire, which was extinguished at 9.54pm. A man in his 70s was found unconscious and was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu...
Sun, 25 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post10:18
Hong Kong firefighters battled for five hours to bring a hill fire near a residential area in Tuen Mun under control on Sunday, with a government helicopter sent to help bring the flames under control. No injuries were reported, but the flames spread along the hillside near Shan King Estate, not far from two secondary schools, sending thick clouds of smoke billowing into the air. The blaze, reported at about 1.30pm, broke out in a patch of grass measuring about 10 metres by 20 metres (33 feet...