11 injured in fire at East Village Hotel
Eleven people -- four children, five adults and two fire-fighters -- were injured in a fire at East Village Hotel at Marine Parade Road on Monday.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the injured have been sent to the Singapore General Hospital.
The fire broke out at the hotel in the morning. SCDF confirmed that it received a call at 9.06am about the incident.
Viewers who called the Channel NewsAsia hotline said the hotel, located at 25 Marine Parade Road, was engulfed in thick, black smoke.
One motorist, Mr Tan, said visibility along East Coast Road was also affected by the smoke.
It is believed that the fire started in the hotel basement.
Fire breaks out at East Village Hotel
A fire broke out at the former Paramount Hotel in Katong this morning at 8.30am, turning the air in the area thick black with smoke.
According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), there were 11 casualties, including four children.
The children and five adults suffered from smoke inhalation and were conveyed to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Two others were SCDF personal who were also sent to SGH - one had heat exhaustion, while the other had minor injuries.
A total of 50 people - including the nine casualties - were evacuated from the East Village Hotel, said SCDF.
Firefighters put out Marine Parade hotel fire
Firefighters have put out a major fire at the East Village Hotel, formerly known as Paramount Hotel, at Marine Parade.
The five-hour blaze, which started around 830am and is believed to have started in the basement of the hotel, sent plumes of dark smoke into the sky throughout most of the the morning.
Marine Parade fire now under control
The fire that engulfed East Village Hotel in Marine Parade is now under control, according to an SCDF spokesman.
However, challenges to extinguishing it remains, the spokesman told The Straits Times.
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