Accidents & Safety Incidents news in Hotel Fairmont Singapore
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Private-hire driver, 38, dies after crash on Joo Chiat Road; suspected heart attack
A 38-year-old private-hire car driver died after his vehicle rear-ended another car along Joo Chiat Road towards Marine Parade Central on Sep. 2. He was found unconscious and taken to Changi General Hospital, where he subsequently died. Police investigations are ongoing.
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Police rescue two teenage girls from edge of Toa Payoh car park wall
Police in Singapore were called after two teenage girls were seen sitting on the edge of a seventh-floor car park wall in Toa Payoh. Officers persuaded both girls to safety, and they were taken to hospital and detained under the Mental Health Act.
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Man, 68, Dies in Flat Fire at Lorong Lew Lian
A 68-year-old man, Abdul Rahman Ahmad, died in a fire at his flat in Lorong Lew Lian, Upper Serangoon, on September 1. Neighbors remembered him as a friendly and kind person, especially towards children. Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng also expressed his condolences.
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Fire at Bukit Pasoh Road substation causes temporary power outage in Chinatown area
A fire at an electrical substation at 43 Bukit Pasoh Road in Chinatown on Sept 1 caused a temporary electricity disruption to some premises in the area. The Singapore Civil Defence Force extinguished the blaze, and power was fully restored by 5.25pm. No injuries were reported.
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Fatal fire at Lorong Lew Lian flat leaves one dead, three hospitalised
A fire broke out at a flat on Lorong Lew Lian in Singapore, killing one person and sending three others to the hospital. The incident adds to a recent spate of fatal residential fires in the country since late July.