What the records say
- When
- 25 May 1961
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 1.29° N, 103.83° E
- Description
- 1961 fire in Singapore
- Deaths
- 4
Bukit Ho Swee fire
1961 conflagration in Singapore
The Bukit Ho Swee fire was a conflagration that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore on 25 May 1961. This fire resulted in 4 deaths and injured another 54. It also destroyed more than 2,800 houses around the Bukit Ho Swee area, leaving around 16,000 people homeless. The cause of this conflagration was never established.
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