SINGAPORE - Weekends are usually the busiest days for Mr Leong Yong Huat, the manager of a foot reflexology centre in Ang Mo Kio, but on Saturday afternoon, there were only a handful of customers.His shop, The Foot Pavilion, is near the scene of a fire at Block 720 in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 on Friday which injured eight people.
Aftermath of fire in Ang Mo Kio Hair Journal, a salon next to the scene of the fire, could not open for business on Saturday. Staff were told they would be without power for"a few days". Homeowners of the low-rise HDB block, who are now living in temporary accommodation, returned to their flats to retrieve their belongings.
"Our appointed independent professional engineer has inspected the building and assessed that it is structurally safe. There is some localised spalling at the shop units," it said.