Five people taken to hospital after being trapped in burning Race Course Road flat
Three of the people rescued were unconscious, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
A fire broke out at Block 684 Race Course Road on Aug 3, 2026. (Photo: Facebook/SCDF)
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SINGAPORE: Five people were taken to hospital after they were trapped in a flat fire along Race Course Road on Monday (Aug 3), with three of them found unconscious.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the blaze at Block 684 Race Course Road at about 7.10pm.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a bedroom in a fifth-storey unit on fire and extinguished the blaze using a water jet.
Officers from Rochor Neighbourhood Police Centre were also at the scene and had to forcibly gain entry into the locked unit, the Singapore Police Force told CNA on Aug 4.
They rescued a woman from the unit, who was taken unconscious to the hospital, while the SCDF rescued the other four shortly after.
During the operation, about 50 residents were evacuated from the block.
SCDF said three people were taken to Singapore General Hospital, while the other two were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. It did not specify if the three unconscious people were taken to the same hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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