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Bukit Ho Swee Fire

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The Bukit Ho Swee squatter settlement has been replaced with buildings.  The location here is the Bukit Ho Swee Social Service Centre but a more precise location could be determined.

Bukit Ho Swee Fire


Bukit Ho Swee Fire

The Bukit Ho Swee Fire (Chinese: 河水山大火) is a fire that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore, on May 25, 1961 at 3.20 p.m. Four people died, eighty-five were injured, and 16,000 were made homeless and more than 2,200 attap houses were destroyed. Many smaller household fires have of course since burned at Bukit Ho Swee, but the Bukit Ho Swee fire is noted at a definite term because it set a historical precedent, comparable to other fires such as the Great Fire of London, although the Bukit Ho Swee Fire is smaller[citation needed].

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