Speaking to
Lianhe Wanbao, 31-year-old Nurul Fadilah said she and her husband noticed that smoke was coming out from a neighbour s flat that morning. They then rushed over to investigate.
At that time, the inner door was unlocked so Fadilah squatted down to have a look.
She discovered a man wearing a striped shirt lying on the ground near the door in an unconscious state.
Upon learning that someone was trapped in the unit, her husband, 32-year-old Muhammad Nasiruddin Md Khalid, immediately tried to open the window of the flat to gain a better understanding of the situation inside.
However, the fire had heated the windows up, making it too hot to open them.
120 evacuated and 5 taken to hospital after North Bridge Road HDB fire - The Independent Singapore News theindependent.sg - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theindependent.sg Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Five people were taken to hospital after a fire in North Bridge Road on Saturday (June 12) night. A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesman said it was alerted to the blaze at Block 8 at about 10.15pm. The fire involved contents of a seventh-floor unit in the Housing Board block, and was extinguished using a water jet. About 120.