National serviceman dies in fire at Henderson Road flat

A full-time national serviceman died on December 8 after he fell unconscious while battling a blaze at a Henderson Road flat.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force SCDF said it was alerted to a fire at 91 Henderson Road at around 11.10 am.

Upon arriving, the fire was raging inside a unit on the fourth floor of the Housing Board flat and the corridor was heavily smoke-logged.

SCDF firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered and pushed through the smoke-logged unit with two water jets to fight the fire.

SCDF said the national serviceman fell unconscious in the kitchen area of the unit, some time into the firefighting operation. He was immediately taken out of the unit and given cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

An SCDF ambulance crew at the scene used the automated external defibrillator on him before taking him to Singapore General Hospital.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital, said SCDF.

SCDF and his teammates are very saddened by his death, and extend our deepest condolences to his family.

The NSF firefighter was part of the first response crew for the fire incident, and bravely carried out his mission of protecting and saving lives and property, said SCDF.

The investigation is ongoing, and SCDF said it is providing assistance and support to his family during this difficult time.