NSF firefighter dies after falling unconscious at Henderson Road fireplace

SINGAPORE – A firefighter from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) who was serving his full-time nationwide service died after falling unconscious earlier on Thursday when putting out a fire in a unit in Henderson Road.

In an announcement on Thursday night time, SCDF said the NSF fell unconscious inside the kitchen area of the fourth-floor Housing Board flat which caught fireplace.

“His crew immediately brought him out of the unit and administered cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on him. An SCDF ambulance crew at the scene also used the automated external defibrillator on him and conveyed him to Singapore General Hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital,” it said.

“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 this fire incident, and was bravely carrying out his mission of protecting and saving lives and property,” it said.

In a Facebook submit, the SCDF said it was alerted to the fireside at 91 Henderson Road, in Bukit Merah, at about 11.10am on Thursday.

It added inside the assertion on Thursday night time that when SCDF arrived on the scene, the fireside was raging contained within the unit and the corridor was full of smoke.

SCDF firefighters, donning respiratory gear, wanted to drive their technique into the smoke-logged unit with two water jets to work together the fireside.

In a video posted on social media that was taken from a neighbouring property, plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the unit.

SCDF said it’s providing assist and help to the family of the deceased firefighter. Investigations are ongoing.

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