Taxi catches
fire along Bras Basah Road
SINGAPORE: A taxi caught fire along Bras Basah Road in the early
hours of Friday morning (Sep 29).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that it was alerted to the
incident at 9 Bras Basah Road at around 12.30am and dispatched two
fire engines.
The fire was extinguished by SCDF officers with a hose reel.
Channel NewsAsia understands there were no passengers in the taxi
at the time. The driver was not injured.
Video of the incident showed the black and yellow taxi with its
front end engulfed in flames and smoke. Wailing sirens can be heard
in the background, and then two fire engines pull up beside it
before firefighters rush out to tackle the blaze.
Source: CNA/nc