Massive jam
after car catches fire on CTE
SINGAPORE: A car caught fire on the Central Expressway (CTE)
towards the Seletar Expressway at around 4.15pm on Wednesday (Feb
17), causing a massive traffic jam.
Channel NewsAsia understands the incident near the Jalan Bahagia
exit involved a Toyota Estima, and the inferno caused a tailback of
about 5km on the expressway.
An eyewitness, Mr Seet, said the fire was coming out of the
bonnet and bottom of the car, which was located along the road
shoulder.
Ms Adeline Ng, who shared a video of the incident, said her
partner heard a car horn sounding from the direction of the
expressway for about 15 minutes, and then a boom.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the
fire at about 4.20pm, and dispatched two fire engines and two fire
bikes to the scene.
The flames were extinguished using two compressed air foam
backpacks and two waterjets, and there were no injuries reported,
the authorities added.
Channel NewsAsia understands that the fire was put out by
5pm.
- CNA/mz