Jurong East flat catches fire again, a day after blaze kills one


The SCDF were alerted to the second fire at Block 236 Jurong East at about 5am on Aug 17. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A fire broke out again in a ninth-storey flat in Jurong East on Wednesday morning (Aug 17), a day after it was engulfed in flames.

According to a statement by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), it was alerted to the second fire at Block 236 Jurong East Street 21 at about 5am on Wednesday.

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