---
title: "Fire breaks out in second-floor unit of Hougang Block 704"
url: "/singapore-seen/fire-breaks-out-in-second-floor-unit-of-hougang-block-704"
published: "2018-10-16T09:05:34.000Z"
updated: "2018-10-16T09:08:09.000Z"
section: "Singapore Seen"
authors: ["Cherlynn Ng"]
tags: ["Fire"]
---

# Fire breaks out in second-floor unit of Hougang Block 704

*A fire broke out in a flat on the second storey of Block 704 Hougang Avenue 2 on Tuesday afternoon (Oct 16). *

A fire broke out in a flat on the second storey of Block 704 Hougang Avenue 2 on Tuesday afternoon (Oct 16).

Stomper Anonymous took a video that showed bright orange flames flickering in the unit.

In response to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they responded to the fire at around 12.05pm.

The fire involved the contents of a kitchen and was extinguished using one water jet.

There were no reported injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.