About 70 people were evacuated from Block 105A Edgefield Plains in Punggol on Tuesday (10 Nov 2026) after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a 15th-floor flat.
Three People Left the Flat Before Firefighters Arrived
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted at about 10.10pm. By the time firefighters arrived, three people had already made their way out of the flat.
Firefighters put out the fire with a water jet. Police officers and firefighters evacuated about 70 people from the block as a precaution. Two of the three people who left the flat were assessed for smoke inhalation and declined to be taken to hospital.
A resident on the 17th floor told Shin Min Daily News she smelled smoke and heard several popping sounds. She said she called the police and knocked on her neighbours’ doors to warn them.
SCDF’s Preliminary Findings Point to an Electrical Source
SCDF said its preliminary findings pointed to a likely electrical source in the kitchen.
The flat owner told Shin Min Daily News that the power tripped while his dryer was running. He said he switched the dryer off and restored power at the main switch, then saw the dryer give off smoke and catch fire.
