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Explosions heard at Carlton Hotel in Bugis, blackouts reported in area

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SINGAPORE: There were reports of explosions heard from Carlton Hotel in Bras Basah on Thursday afternoon (Feb 14), with power outages reported in the area.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to a fire at 76 Bras Basah Road, which is the hotel's address, at 1.15pm.

Advertisement"The fire, which was contained within a switch room, was extinguished by SCDF using fire extinguishers," SCDF said.
About 1,000 people were evacuated from the building and there were no reported injuries.

The cause of the fire is being investigated, it said.
A spokesman for the Carlton Hotel added that those evacuated from the building include hotel guests and visitors. The hotel also said that a back-up generator will be set up.

AdvertisementAdvertisementPhotos on social media show SCDF vehicles around the hotel.


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The scene outside Carlton Hotel at Bras Basah on Feb 14, 2019. (Photo: Facebook/何少東)
Facebook user Ricardo Sentosa posted a video on the social media site showing smoke and a blackened door at the hotel.
He said a "small explosion" was heard around 1.20pm, which was shortly followed by a second explosion.
The hotel's staff was then evacuated from the premises, he added.
An eyewitness working at Odeon Towers, who wanted to be known only as Jason, said white smoke was seen coming out of a room at the back of the hotel.

"It smelled like burnt rubber and plastic. I didn't hear the explosion, but we left our office after hearing the alarm go off," he said.

Netizens also reported blackouts in offices and MRT stations around the Bugis area, but it was not clear if these events were related.

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Commuters at Chinatown MRT station during the blackout. (Photo: Channel NewsAsia reader)
Mr Ho Shao Dong, who was at Bras Basah Complex, said it appeared that the whole building experienced a blackout.

SBS Transit said that seven of its MRT stations were affected by power outages but train services were not disrupted.
Electricity supply to some areas in central Singapore was disrupted, SP Group confirmed.
"Our officers were immediately deployed to the affected areas and our priority is to restore supply as safely and quickly as possible," it said in a Facebook post. "Supply has been restored to most of these locations."
SP Group said it is investigating the cause of the incident.
This story is developing. Refresh for updates.

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