The intention was well-meaning, but unfortunately it lead to a something far more devastating.
A man had left the fan in his home switched on last Saturday so that his two pet dogs could stay chill in his three-room HDB flat in Queenstown.
The unit ended up in flames, The Straits Times reports.
20 residents from nearby units of Block 169 along Stirling Road had to be evacuated that evening. The fire was first detected when a neighbour smelled a strong burning scent, and discovered smoke wafting out from his flat.