SINGAPORE (CNA) – Fourteen cats were rescued after a fire broke out in an apartment building in Singapore, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) yesterday.
In a Facebook post, the SCDF said that it was alerted at about 8.30am on Thursday to a fire in a flat at Fajar Road.
The fire involved the contents of the service yard.
Firefighters conducted forcible entry into the unit and extinguished the fire using three compressed air foam backpacks.
SCDF then rescued 14 cats that were found unconscious within the unit.
“The firefighters, some of them cross-trained as emergency medical technicians, provided oxygen and conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the cats,” said SCDF.
“Thirteen of the cats eventually regained consciousness, while one had passed away.”
About 20 people were evacuated from neighbouring units as a precautionary measure. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
