SINGAPORE — When a fire broke out in 58-year-old Sim Buay Piak’s Tampines flat last year, firefighters struggled to get through stacks of hoarded items that towered to the ceiling.
When they finally got to Sim, he was squatting in an unconscious state in the kitchen toilet, clutching a rubber hose connected to a water tap.
However, there was no electricity or water supply in his flat as he had not been paying the utility bills.
He was later pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene, having succumbed to smoke inhalation.
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When they finally got to Sim, he was squatting in an unconscious state in the kitchen toilet, clutching a rubber hose connected to a water tap.
However, there was no electricity or water supply in his flat as he had not been paying the utility bills.
He was later pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene, having succumbed to smoke inhalation.
More at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...ms-died-accidental-fire-tampines-flat-coroner
