Massive blaze engulfs terrace house under construction near Little India

Firefighters are presently putting out a massive blaze that fully engulfed a residential private property at 82 Sing Avenue, this evening.

A video capturing the incident, that was posted on social media by eyewitness Abul Kalam Azad, shows that the police were also deployed to the scene. A large crowd can be seen in the video gathered near the police vehicle, watching as the fire roars and reaches great height:

https://www.facebook.com/100007896519037/videos/2081215402151657/

Other eyewitnesses shared more footage from the scene:

https://www.facebook.com/annelise.chew/posts/10215258191955721

https://twitter.com/lizidavis/status/1015223770431160320

Others from the scene reported that a "burning smell" lingered in the air as the atmosphere filled with thick smoke.

The SCDF has said that efforts to control the fire are ongoing:

https://www.facebook.com/SCDFpage/videos/10155329583225583/