Fire fighters, Geylang

Lui Hock Seng (b. 1937) is a self-taught photographer who was active on the scene during the 1960s and 1970s. His works belong to the pictorial photography movement and his pictures largely depict the landscapes of trades of a rapidly-changing Singapore during the 1960s and 1970s. This photograph of two fire fighters trying to put out a fire from a house was taken at Guillemard Road, near Sims Road.

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Part of a montage of six photographs titled ‘Tan Kah Kee Lorong 3 Geylang October 25th 1933’, featuring a major fire outbreak and the rescue work

Part of a montage of six photographs titled ‘Tan Kah Kee Lorong 3 Geylang October 25th 1933’, featuring a major fire outbreak and the rescue work

Part of a montage of six photographs titled ‘Tan Kah Kee Lorong 3 Geylang October 25th 1933’, featuring a major fire outbreak and the rescue work

Part of a montage of six photographs titled ‘Tan Kah Kee Lorong 3 Geylang October 25th 1933’, featuring a major fire outbreak and the rescue work