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Two dead after fire breaks out in Toa Payoh flat
SCDF said in a Facebook post it was alerted to the fire at about 7.30pm.
'Upon arrival, the living room of a second-floor unit was on fire. Firefighters entered the smoke-filled unit and extinguished the fire with a water jet,' SCDF said.
During firefighting operations, firefighters found two unresponsive people inside the unit. Both were brought out and were pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF said.
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