SINGAPORE, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- One person was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in eastern Singapore in the early hours of Wednesday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said.

About 20 people were evacuated as a precaution from three single-storey terrace units on fire along Chiku Road, as well as from neighboring units, according to an SCDF Facebook post.

The fire was extinguished, and six adjoining terrace units sustained varying degrees of burn damage. Damping-down operations were ongoing to prevent any re-ignition.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. ■