Severe hoarding was a factor in two HDB fires that occurred between 2020 and 2025. One of these fires resulted in a fatality. The same outcome was reported for another fire, also involving severe hoarding, during this time period.
Further details about these incidents are available from the source. The information provided does not specify the circumstances surrounding the fires or the extent of the hoarding.
It is known that severe hoarding contributed to the two HDB fires, one of which had a fatal outcome, and the other also resulting in a fatality, between 2020 and 2025.
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