Driver
Remy Tan, 49, said he was as on his way from Chai Chee to the
National University of Singapore to meet a friend when smoke
started pouring out from under the hood when he turned into Lorong
Chuan. The strong, bitter smell of smoke drove him to radio his
colleague for help at about 7.15pm.

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According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), they
received a call regarding the incident at 7.18pm on Friday night.
SCDF dispatched a fire engine and a Red Rhino.
The
fire was extinguished with one water jet within 15 minutes.
There
were no casualties.
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