February 13, 2021, 09:28 AM
At around 5.40am on Feb. 13, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to a fire at 37 Tanjong Pagar Road.
Five were pronounced dead at the scene.
Another person was sent to Singapore General Hospital for burn injuries.
In a statement to Mothership, SCDF said they had extinguished the fire with three water jets and one compressed air foam backpack.The fire involved a car and the front of a shophouse.
Investigations into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
According to the Straits Times, the car is understood to be a BMW.
ST also reported that the first floor of the shophouse, where the car crashed into, was empty at the time.
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