The Singapore Civil Defence Force dispatched personnel to Takashimaya Shopping Centre around 3pm after personal belongings caught fire in a fourth-floor locker room. Firefighters successfully extinguished the localized flames using a fire extinguisher, preventing any reported casualties. Police, civil defence officers, and store employees gathered outside the shuttered unit before the retailer reopened its doors later that evening.
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Operations at the flagship bookstore resumed around 6:30pm following the brief afternoon…: Operations at the flagship bookstore resumed around 6:30pm following the brief afternoon closure.
Kinokuniya initially informed the public of the sudden disruption through a Facebook post…: Kinokuniya initially informed the public of the sudden disruption through a Facebook post citing unforeseen circumstances.
Civil defence authorities are continuing an official investigation to determine the exact…: Civil defence authorities are continuing an official investigation to determine the exact cause of the fire.
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SINGAPORE – Bookstore Kinokuniya’s flagship outlet at Takashimaya Shopping Centre in Orchard was shuttered for hours in the afternoon on Nov 2 following a fire in a locker room.
At around 4.20pm, the chain announced on Facebook that its Takashimaya outlet, the main store in Singapore, will be closed on Nov 2 due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
This was followed by another post at about 6.30pm, which announced operations at the store have resumed.
The Straits Times observed officers from the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) outside the store at around 5pm, with employees standing outside the shuttered store, whose lights were still on.
In response to media queries, the SCDF said it was alerted to a fire at 391A Orchard Road at about 3pm, which is the address of Takashimaya department store.
According to SCDF, the fire involved personal items in a locker room in a fourth-floor unit. The Kinokuniya store there is located on the fourth floor of the shopping mall.
SCDF said its officers extinguished the fire with an extinguisher, and that no injuries were reported…
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