One taken to hospital with minor burn injuries after shophouse fire at Boat Quay
One person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a restaurant at 16 Circular Road. - SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
SINGAPORE: One person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a restaurant at 16 Circular Road on Monday (April 21) morning.
Checks by The Straits Times showed that the address is occupied by Tom Yum Kungfu, a charcoal Mookata restaurant in Boat Quay.
In an image shared by Straits Times reader Rachel Ho, black smoke can be seen billowing out of the shophouse and several fire trucks line a road.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at the location at 10am, which involved the 'contents of a kitchen' in the first-floor restaurant.
The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes using a water jet, an SCDF spokesperson added.
The injured individual had evacuated before SCDF's arrival, and was later taken to the Singapore General Hospital to receive treatment for a minor burn injury.
An employee at Tom Yum Kungfu said the restaurant would be closed today.
Investigations into the cause of the fire are ongoing. - The Straits Times/ANN
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