Elderly man dies in Jurong East flat fire

A 67-year-old man died after a fire broke out at Block 339 Jurong East Avenue 1 in the early hours of Sunday (Aug 16). About 50 residents were evacuated by police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) as a precaution. The fire, which involved items in the living room, was extinguished with one water jet, SCDF said in a Facebook post. #sgnews #singapore Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia