November 15th:
The fire broke out at about 4.40 am and was quickly put out by SCDF firefighters who arrived at the scene within five minutes of a call from a resident.
No one was injured, but a bicycle and a discarded chair were burnt. The fire also partially damaged the electrical box near the lift landing, cutting off electricity to half of the 440 units in the block. Residents said power was restored nearly eight hours later at about 1 pm.
The lift landing area was blackened and some workers were seen repairing the electrical wires on Thursday afternoon.
A small group of people who was tending to a funeral wake in the void deck went door-to-door to wake up the ground floor residents and asked them to get out of their flats. They also helped to douse the fire with water.
Madam Cha Moy Lang, 61, who was keeping watch at her brother's wake, said she heard a loud explosion coming from the electrical box, just moments before the fire broke out. Her nephew, Mr Alvin Chin, 23, a Navy regular, quickly called the SCDF while other relatives went to arouse the neighbours.
Mr Sim Wang Ji, 69, an odd job labourer, who lives on the ground floor unit nearest to the lift landing, said he was woken up from his sleep by shouts of 'fire! fire!' from residents outside his flat.
'I tried to open the door and get out but I couldn't because the door knob was very hot,' he told The Straits Times. He went out by the back door.
Police are investigating the cause of fire.