Disasters · Chinatown shop fireChinatown shop fire Singapore: Two taken to hospital, about 40 evacuatedAired November 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:00Chinatown Shopfire Singapore, two taken to hospital, about forty evacuated.0:07Smoke from a Chinatown shop fire sent two people to hospital.0:10Police evacuated about forty people as a precaution, and smoke forced a neighboring0:14medicine shop to close.0:15Investigators are still working to find what started the fire.0:18Firefighters forced their way into the affected unit and put out the fire with a0:21water jet.0:22The two people taken to hospital were among those evacuated.0:25They were assessed for smoke inhalation before being taken to Singapore General0:28Hospital.0:29The fire broke out at Block30,4 Upper Cross Street in Singapore's Chinatown on0:33November11,2026.0:35The Singapore Civil Defense Force says contents were burning in the storage area of0:39a first floor commercial unit.0:40Ming Tai Medical and Trading is the traditional Chinese medicine business at the0:44affected premises.0:45It sells Chinese herbs as well as liquor and wine.0:48Gray smoke rose near the shop during the fire.0:50The civil defense force places the burning contents inside the unit storage area.0:55Firefighters had to force entry to reach them.0:57Police cleared about forty people from the area as a precaution while crews dealt1:00with the fire.1:01Two nearby workers noticed signs of the fire around lunchtime.1:04One tried to tackle it with a borrowed extinguisher.1:07The other closed the medicine shop next door as the smoke grew thicker.1:10The workers noticed the fire around twelve thirty p.1:13m.1:14The civil defense force received its alert about twelve fifty p m.1:18Emergency vehicles were at the block about one thirty p m.1:22Those times describe observations and the response.1:25The time the fire started is still unknown.1:27Zhang, a forty one year-old worker at a nearby hair salon, said he saw the shop1:32owner's wife run outside.1:34He borrowed a fire extinguisher from another shop and went into the affected unit to1:37try to put out the fire.1:38Inside, the smoke was so thick he couldn't see.1:41Zhang said he couldn't stay inside because he couldn't breathe.1:44He said firefighters arrived shortly afterwards, and he was asked to evacuate.1:48Crews then extinguished the storage area fire with a water jet.1:51Subscribe to this channel to follow the investigation and updates on the people1:55taken to hospital.1:56Amy's CO, who works at the medicine shop next door, said smoke began hurting her and2:00her colleagues' eyes.2:01As it grew thicker, they closed their shop and evacuated.2:04The smoke interrupted trading beyond the affected unit.2:07By about one thirty p.2:09m.2:10Around four civil defense vehicles, six police cars, and an ambulance were visible2:14around the block.2:15That was the response seen at that point.2:17At least two people were receiving medical attention in the ambulance, and a nearby2:21bus stop was cordoned off.2:22The fire was put out, but the two people's condition after they reached hospital2:26hasn't been made public.2:27T here is also no confirmed reopening date for the affected businesses.2:31The Civil Defense Force says the cause remains under investigation.Story timelineHeyDex
