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A fire broke out in a third-floor eating house in Peninsula Plaza on Monday afternoon. It is believed to have been caused by a gas explosion in the shop selling Myanmar food. One man in his 20s was sent to hospital with burns to his legs. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said members of the public self-evacuated the building before their arrival, and that the fire was put out by an internal sprinkler system that was activated. The Straits Times found about 100 employees and members of the public gathered outside the building after the incident, which took place at about 12.40pm.

The victim went to a hawker centre for lunch but slipped and fell. Several bystanders tried to help but couldn't get the guy back on his feet. Ambulance crew arrived, gave first aid but couldn't lift him onto ambulance. SCDF eventually used 8 firemen to load him onto a lorry. 200公斤古董商小贩中心突然瘫倒地上，抬不上救护车，民防出动8消防员，利用载客罗厘将他紧急送院。 宏茂桥31街第341座小贩中心发生一起罕见事故。一名体重超过200公斤的古董商（33岁），昨天下午和父亲一同前去吃午餐。父子俩吃完肉骨茶时，古董商相信是地滑失衡，他使力稳住身体却导致左脚抽筋，整个人跌坐地板，跟着横躺地上，怎么都爬不起来。 事故发生在下午2时45分左右，惊动不少人，好几条大汉赶紧上前帮忙，众人出力出到脸青青，但就是无法将古董商扶起。 眼看古董商不断雪雪呼痛，有人担心出事，于是拨电话传召救护车。 据了解，民防部队的救护车赶到现场后，救护人员马上检查他的情况，给予适当的救护，但他们很快发现搬不动他，于是寻求支援。摊贩告诉《联合晚报》，民防后来派了一辆红犀牛轻型消防车和一辆载送民防学员

>> ASIAONE / NEWS / ASIAONE NEWS / SINGAPORE / STORY Karen Lim Wed, Apr 21, 2010 AsiaOne Hundreds evacuated in huge fire at People's Park Complex Fire at People's Park Complex Click on thumbnail to view Photos: Stomp A FIRE broke out at People's Park Complex along Eu Tong Sen Street at about 4pm today, an eyewitness told AsiaOne. The building remains closed tonight and it is not known if it will reopen tomorrow. According to a woman who works at one of the travel agencies in the complex, she was told that the fire started at a storeroom next to Canto Kitchen, a restaurant located on the fifth floor. She has declined to be named. She also told AsiaOne that black smoke was first detected by her colleagues at around 4pm but they did not start evacuating till about 25 minutes later, as the fire alarm did not go off. "My colleagues told me to grab my bag and leave although there was no alarm. "It only started ringing when we were already making our way to the ground floor," said the woman who is in her mid-fifties. Some cars are believed to be damaged by the fire as the carpark is also located on the fifth floor. Police have cordoned off all areas and are not allowing drivers to enter the carpark to collect their cars. A reader told citizen journalism website, Stomp, that "the fire is huge".