Electrical room fire disrupts power supply in Singapore's Chinatown
EIR-0093Provisional entry. Confirmed: a fire in an electrical room at 43 Bukit Pasoh Road, Chinatown, Singapore disrupted power to the club and nearby businesses, with no injuries reported and supply restored the same day. Not yet confirmed: the exact incident year (source dating is inconsistent between 2025 and 2026) and the cause of the fire, which remains under investigation. No further update is scheduled; the entry stays provisional until new information is published.
On 1 September (date as reported, year not fully confirmed due to a discrepancy in source dating), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted at about 12.20pm to a fire at 43 Bukit Pasoh Road, the address of the Ee Hoe Hean Club in Chinatown. The blaze involved electrical equipment in an electrical room on the ground floor and was extinguished using a dry powder fire extinguisher. No injuries were reported. National grid operator SP Group said it was alerted to an electricity supply disruption to premises in the area at 12.26pm and deployed officers immediately. Power was progressively restored from 1.15pm and fully restored by 5.25pm. The disruption affected the club and some nearby businesses. Both SCDF and SP Group said the cause of the fire remained under investigation.
Not reported; the cause of the electrical equipment fire was still under investigation at the time of reporting.
- Rapid detection and appropriate extinguishing methods, such as dry powder, can limit fire spread in electrical rooms.
- Grid operators benefit from rapid-response protocols to isolate faults and restore supply safely and quickly, minimising disruption.
- Clear public communication about restoration timelines helps manage impact on affected businesses and residents even before the cause of an incident is confirmed.
Published 2026-09-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.