Fire breaks out at Tampines coffee shop, around 40 people evacuated
A fire broke out in a coffee shop at Block 801 Tampines Avenue 4 on Aug 27.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told Stomp it was alerted to the incident at around 11pm.
The fire involved the cooking area in one of the coffee shop's stalls. It was extinguished by the SCDF using a water jet and a hose reel.
About 40 people were evacuated from the affected premises by the police.
There were no reported injuries.
"Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire had originated from a wok in the affected stall," SCDF added.
Members of the public are reminded not to leave any cooking, frying or heating activity unattended. They should also switch off the gas or electric supply when not in use.
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