A fire took place at a Coffee shop located along Sembawang drive yesterday (Jan 26), with smoke engulfing the neighbouring area.
At least two people were injured but they refused to be brought to the hospital.
Video of fire:
A crowd gathered as the coffee shop continues to burn, and residents managed to capture a video of thick smoke from their windows.
Smoke can be seen from all neighbour blocks
SCDF:
According to SCDF, the fire took place at Block 313A Sembawang Drive at around 3.35pm yesterday (Jan 26).
The fire started from the exhaust of the kitchen, SCDF firefighters were on the scene and deployed at least 3 water jets to put out the fire.
At least 30 people had to be evacuated from the premises, When SCDF arrived two individuals were found with minor injuries and the other for inhaling the smoke.
Both who are injured refused to be brought to the hospital.
Investigations revealed that the fire started from one of the stall’s stove.
Although the fire appears to be big, no one was seriously injured.
How the exhaust is related to the fire?
A flame shoots up on the stove and makes contact with the exhaust hood, igniting the baffle filters. Because the exhaust fan is turned on, air is sucked into the hood, passing past the filters and up the duct, carrying the flame with it. If there is a lot of grease residue on the inside of the duct, it might function as fuel and carry the fire up the duct, possibly into the exhaust fan. The fan’s motor and electrical wiring might potentially cause ignite.