100 people evacuated after fire breaks out at Tampines condo, firefighter sent to hospital for heat exhaustion

A fire broke out at The Santorini condominium in Tampines on Jan. 9, 2026 after 9pm.

Residents had to evacuate as police cars, fire engines and ambulances pulled up at the scene, according to a Mothership reader who is a resident of the condominium.

Fire

According to pictures and videos by several Mothership readers, the fire could be seen at the top floor of the building.

A reader who lives on the 11th floor of The Santorini told Mothership that the streets were crowded with both bystanders and residents, with the whole evacuation process taking nearly two hours.

The reader who wanted to be known as LZ, was told by a neighbour to evacuate at around 10pm, and drove out of the condominium with his family and their valuables at around 10:30pm.

Evacuate

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said in a Facebook post that SCDF was alerted on Jan. 9, 2026 at around 9:05pm to a fire at Block 29, Tampines Street 86, which is the address of The Santorini.

SCDF said that upon arrival, one of the bedrooms inside a unit on the 15th floor was on fire.

"Firefighters conducted forcible entry into the smoke-filled unit and extinguished the fire with two water jets," said SCDF, adding that the fire was largely confined to the bedroom and no one was inside the unit at the time of the fire.

In addition, the fire saw about 100 persons from the affected block being evacuated by the police and SCDF as a precautionary measure.

SCDF added in its post that during the firefighting operation, a firefighter experienced heat exhaustion and was conveyed to Changi General Hospital, but was later discharged on Jan. 9 and is feeling well.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

In its post, SCDF advised members of the public to practise the following home fire safety habits to help prevent the most common causes of residential fires:

• Do not leave cooking unattended
• Do not overload power sockets; switch off electrical supply when not in use
• Extinguish lighted materials, such as candles, before leaving home

Top photos via Mothership readers