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A string of fire incidents is drawing attention. In Singapore, a bathroom fire in a Punggol flat forced a family of six to flee after electrical wiring sparked the blaze, while an HDB fire in Bukit Panjang sent two people to hospital, one found unconscious, with about 70 residents evacuated. Regionally, wildfires in Indonesia are choking Malaysia and Singapore in haze, with reports detailing the health toll on millions. Overseas, a deadly house fire in Troy killed seven, and evacuations were ordered for a grass fire near Kennewick, Washington.
- 2Haze returns, Tampines crash sentencing and Punggol robots●ST Live: Haze in Singapore, Tampines crash driver to be sentenced, robots in Punggol
Singapore's Straits Times is covering three local stories: haze conditions affecting the island, the sentencing of the driver in the fatal Tampines crash, and the deployment of robots in Punggol. The fatal 2024 crash, which killed two people in Tampines, has drawn sustained public attention, and haze levels remain a recurring seasonal concern for residents.