26/10/2026
Five publicly reported fires feature in our Singapore recap for 19-25 October:
🔥19 Oct, Mei Ling Street: items outside a 10th-floor flat caught fire. Two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation; about 25 were evacuated as a precaution.
🔥20 Oct, Bedok Reservoir: a rubbish truck's contents caught fire. No injuries were reported.
🔥20 Oct, Yishun Street 42: residents used a hose reel to extinguish a kitchen fire before firefighters arrived. Four people were assessed for minor injuries and declined hospital conveyance.
🔥22 Oct, Bukit Batok West Avenue 8: a kitchen-area fire was extinguished before SCDF arrived. No injuries were reported.
🔥22 Oct, Margaret Drive: a tree branch near the hawker centre caught fire. No injuries were reported.
The reported causes remain under investigation. These are selected public reports, not SCDF's complete incident log.
⚠️If a fire is unsafe to approach, alert others, leave, stay out and call 995 from safety.
⚠️Only consider tackling a small fire if it is safe and you have a clear escape route.
⚠️Never use hose-reel water on burning cooking oil or live electrical equipment.