A fire broke out in a flat at Punggol East

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A fire broke out in a flat in Block 167D Punggol East around 9.40am yesterday, trapping a woman in her 60s and her four-year-old grandson.

The fire on the 17th storey threatened to engulf the unit, with a lot of smoke pouring out.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted at 9.47am and its officers arrived at the scene within eight minutes. They then forced their way in to rescue the woman and the boy.

Just as the victims emerged, a neighbour, who wanted to be known only as Mr Chung, 76, handed them wet towels to wrap around their noses and mouths so they could breathe better through the thick smoke.

He said: “They looked very scared and their faces were very pale. They also seemed to be in a panic.”