Overview

• SCDF firefighters extinguished flames inside the smoke-filled second-floor unit at Block 173 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh after responding at around 7.30pm on July 22
• A man and a woman were found unresponsive by SCDF crews and pronounced dead at the scene, bringing this year’s fire-related death toll to six
• Neighbors told authorities that the male victim regularly stored discarded items along the corridor, prompting a probe into whether hoarded possessions intensified the fire
• Electricity to six flats in the block was cut off as SCDF and police carry out a joint investigation into the fire’s origin and contributing factors
• Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council teams are awaiting clearance to begin repairs and soot removal while some residents have arranged temporary housing