April 15, 2021
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Another month, another fire.
25 residents from a condominium in Upper Serangoon self-evacuated after a fire broke out in a unit on the sixth floor on Tuesday (April 13) evening.
The cause of the fire? A fridge.
The fire was extinguished by members of the public using a hose reel as well as a fire extinguisher before the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived at the scene.
No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation, said a SCDF spokesperson.
Apparently, this isn t the first time such an incident has happened in Riversails condominium. A fire broke out in another unit there on March 27.
The Straits Times
Ambulance with automatic decontamination system among new vehicles unveiled by SCDF
The Singapore Civil Defence Force s (SCDF) 7th generation ambulance was one of the new vehicles unveiled by the SCDF at its workplan seminar on Thursday (April 15).ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
The new Command Vehicle was one of the vehicles unveiled by the Singapore Civil Defence Force at its workplan seminar on Thursday (April 15).ST PHOTOS: ALPHONSUS CHERN
The new Command Vehicle was one of the vehicles unveiled by the Singapore Civil Defence Force at its workplan seminar on Thursday (April 15).ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has unveiled its new seventh-generation ambulance that can self-decontaminate and automatically load or unload stretchers to reduce the risk of accidental drops.
The ambulance, which has blue strips on its exterior instead of the usual red, also comes with a modular storage system that allows medical equipment to be rearranged or carried around easily.
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For the ambulance driver, new safety features include a 360-degree vehicle camera and parking assistance.
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April 14, 2021
Lianhe Wanbao
Time and tide wait for no one, and neither does the baby.
Just after a woman hit send on a work email, her water broke. The 35-year-old civil servant, who had been working from home, ambled to the toilet to discover her unborn child s head had partially emerged. We were shocked, her husband, 38, told Lianhe Wanbao about the unusual birth of their second child on Monday (April 12).
Earlier that morning, she had felt contractions, but decided to remain in their Fernvale Close apartment to monitor the situation. As the birth of their first child lasted around seven hours, the pair thought it was too soon to head to the hospital. In the meantime, the woman continued to work at home.