A small fire broke out at York Hotel Singapore on Monday (August 24) morning, with one guest suffering an ankle injury during the evacuation.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at the hotel located at 21 Mount Elizabeth at about 4am.
The fire involved the contents of a kitchen on the second floor and was extinguished by SCDF using a fire extinguisher.
In a video circulating online, people believed to be hotel guests could be seen outside the hotel’s entrance, with a fire engine parked nearby.
In a statement posted on its Facebook and Instagram Stories, York Hotel Singapore said the fire occurred in a food preparation area within the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant on Level 2 of the Tower Block, which is operated by a tenant.
The hotel’s fire alarm system was activated, and SCDF and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) were alerted immediately.
The hotel said the fire was confined to the food preparation area and was extinguished at about 4.20am, and that the area was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
During the evacuation, one guest sustained an ankle injury and was taken to hospital.
The guest has been subsequently discharged, the hotel said.
Operations at the Chinese restaurant have been suspended until further notice, and there is no impact on the hotel’s overall operations, the statement added.
SCDF said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
[[nid:731423]]
helmy.saat@asiaone.com
Dining and Cooking