Man and woman in their 30s die in Bt Merah flat fire

Two people in their 30s have died after a fire broke out in a Bukit Merah flat on Aug 13.

- Aqil Hamzah and Claudia Tan

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in an evening Facebook post that it responded to the fire at Block 106 in Jalan Bukit Merah at about 4pm.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, the living room and bedroom of a unit on the fourth floor were in flames, with SCDF personnel making use of a water jet to extinguish the blaze.

In the midst of putting out the blaze, firefighters found two people in the kitchen.

Both were unconscious and taken to Singapore General Hospital, where they subsequently died.

In response to queries, the police said the deceased were a 34-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, and they do not suspect foul play based on preliminary investigations.

Police investigations are ongoing.

Another two people from neighbouring units were also taken to the same hospital - one felt unwell while the other suffered from smoke inhalation.