The fire that broke out at Block 39 Telok Blangah Rise on 29 January, has purportedly claimed the life of a 48-year-old maid, Koimatun Achmad Ali, according to Mothership.
The maid, also known as Emma to those who knew her, came to Singapore from Indonesia.
The news was confirmed by a former resident and friend of the deceased, Kevin Ho, who spoke to Mothership.
Emma lived on the 11th floor, right above the affected unit on the 10th floor and according to Kevin, she was the only person in the unit when the fire took place.
The other residents of the unit Emma was in were not home at the time and were overseas.
Performed CPR
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) previously posted an update on their Facebook about the fire that ravaged the unit, and they said at the time that an unidentified 48-year-old woman was rescued out of the unit after being found unconscious.
She was brought to the lift lobby where paramedics performed CPR on her before conveying her to Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
She eventually succumbed to her injuries and passed away after 9pm that same day.
Leaves behind family whom she hasn’t seen in years
Emma was the sole breadwinner of her family and she leaves behind a 17-year-old daughter and her elderly parents in Semarang, Java, all of whom she hasn’t seen since the pandemic began.
Ho has since set up an online fundraiser to raise money in order to ease the financial burden of her funeral and the costs of sending her body back to Indonesia.
A 73-year-old man was also reported to have been arrested for mischief by fire and police investigations are underway.