This morning at 0005 hrs, SCDF was alerted to a fire at a 12th storey unit at Blk 216 Petir Road.

SCDF responded within 5 minutes to the location. SCDF resources 1 Fire Engine, 1 Red Rhino, 2 Ambulances and 1 Support Vehicle were immediately deployed to the scene.

Upon arrival, SCDF officers conducted forcible entry and successfully rescued a Chinese couple (both in their 40s) and a 2 year old baby from the unit. The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes. The fire involved contents of the living room.

The Chinese lady and baby were conveyed to Singapore General Hospital in SCDF ambulance.