SINGAPORE: The Henderson Road blaze that led to the death of a 19-year-old firefighter was likely of electrical origin, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on Saturday (Dec 10).
SCDF said it was called to the incident at 91 Henderson Road at about 11.10am on Thursday. The fire involved a two-room unit on the fourth floor of the Housing Board block.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire was likely to be of an electrical origin from the bedroom,” SCDF said in a statement.
SCDF on Thursday said that firefighters had to force their way into the unit. Wearing breathing apparatus, they pushed through the smoke-logged flat with two water jets.
During the firefighting operation, the full-time national serviceman fell unconscious in the kitchen area. He was immediately taken out of the unit and given cardiopulmonary resuscitation, said SCDF.
An ambulance crew at the scene also used an automated external defibrillator on him and took him to Singapore General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
CEREMONIAL FUNERAL
SCDF said on Friday that the NSF is the first firefighter to have died during an operation.
With the agreement of his family, a ceremonial funeral will be held to honour NSF firefighter Corporal Edward H Go, it added.
CPL Go was part of the first response crew at the Henderson Road flat.
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