World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 day ago
Fire at Bukit Batok coffee shop evacuates 30, sends one person to hospital
A fire broke out early Sunday at a coffee shop in Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4 in Singapore.
It involved the contents of three food stalls on the ground floor.
Firefighters put out the blaze using two water jets.
Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force evacuated about 30 people from the block as a precaution.
One person was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
The fire affected the stalls and the people who run and work in them.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A fire at a coffee shop in Bukit Batok led to about 30 people being evacuated and one person being taken to hospital.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted at about 3.50am on Sunday.
The fire involved the contents of three food stalls at Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4.
Firefighters forced entry and extinguished the blaze using two water jets.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- Who
- About 30 people were evacuated, and one person was taken to hospital.
- What
- A fire damaged the contents of three food stalls at a coffee shop.
- When
- Early on Sunday, Oct 11, 2026; SCDF was alerted at about 3.50am.
- Where
- Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4, Singapore.
- Why
- The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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SCDF was alerted to a fire at Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4.
Firefighters forced entry and put out the blaze using two water jets.
Police and SCDF evacuated about 30 people as a precaution, and one person was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
MP Lee Hong Chuang said in a Facebook post that he had visited the scene and expressed concern for those affected.
- Evacuated
- About 30 people
- Hospital
- One person taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
- Fire location
- Block 413 Bukit Batok West Avenue 4
- Stalls affected
- Three food stalls
- Alert time
- About 3.50am on Oct 11, 2026
What people are saying
Beyond the physical damage within the coffee shop, we must also remember the people whose lives and livelihoods have been affected,
Behind every stall are hardworking individuals and families who need some time to clear up and start over again.
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