Chronicles of Old Singapore | The Bukit Ho Swee Fire Part 4 – The Other Fires

Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Dr Loh Kah Seng traces a history of seven calamitous fires in urban kampongs before the 1961 Bukit Ho Swee inferno. These paved the way for emergency housing the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) built for fire victims in the 1950s. Such semi-permanent housing – many being 1-room flats with shared kitchens and toilets – has mostly been forgotten. But it was to play a key role after the disaster at Bukit Ho Swee.00:00 Introduction00:34 Recap02:40 Seven Forgotten Fires06:13 The Fire Risk14:06 Bukit Ho Swee 193415:04 Kampong Bugis 195117:27 Geylang Fires 195319:09 Emergency Housing as Slums20:33 Tiong Bahru 195522:02 Kampong Koo Chye 195826:04 Tiong Bahru 195931:38 Further Research34:39 OutroMy book, Squatters to Citizens: https://nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/squatters-into-citizens Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. This is Dr Loh KS, the people’s historian, and I speak to people on their memories of Singapore before it became a global city. Do like the video and subscribe for future episodes. This will help the channel a lot.Write to [email protected] if you have any of these stories:• Old places or kampongs.• Communities – their way of life & culture.• Childhood & schools.• Work or business.YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ksFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344/ Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore