Car catches
fire at Tampines, no injuries reported
SINGAPORE: A car parked at Block 897A Tampines Street 81 caught
fire on Saturday night (May 20). No one was injured in the
incident, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force
(SCDF).
Eyewitness Desmond Yee, who sent a video of the blaze to Channel
NewsAsia, said his father told him about the fire at about 10.35pm.
"A black car's bonnet was on fire," he said. "It was just below our
kitchen. There were quite a lot of people downstairs watching the
commotion."
SCDF said they received a call alerting them to the incident at
about 10.30pm. They dispatched two fire engines and extinguished
the fire with a water jet.
Channel NewsAsia understands that no one was in the vehicle when
the blaze occurred.
Source: CNA/dl