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The Bukit Ho Swee fire [a] 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 ...
A major fire, the Bukit Ho Swee Fire, broke out on 25 May 1961 and the wooden huts were completely destroyed. Unlike previous kampong fires, the inferno managed to spread across two roads, and destroying the homes of nearly 16,000 people. The scale of this fire far surmounted all previous fires.
25 May – The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills 4 people and destroys 2,200 attap houses. [4] 27 May – Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei (which pulled out last minute due to the Brunei Revolt). [5] [6]
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Bukit Ho Swee may refer to: Bukit Ho Swee, subzone within the planning area of Bukit Merah, Singapore. Bukit Ho Swee (TV series), Singaporean Chinese language TV series. Bukit Ho Swee Constituency, constituency in Singapore. Bukit Ho Swee fire, conflagration that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore on 25 May 1961.
Pages in category "1961 in Singapore" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Bukit Ho Swee fire; K. Kidnapping Act (Singapore) W. Women's Charter
Xiang Yun (born Chen Cuichang on 27 October 1961) is a Singaporean actress and television host. [2] She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (senior actress) [3] for being among the first locally trained artistes and has been in the entertainment industry for more than 29 years.