By Fann Sim |
Yahoo! Newsroom – 13 hours ago
An escalator at Toa Payoh MRT station has been shut down after
it caught fire and spewed smoke on Tuesday morning.
An SMRT spokesperson told Yahoo! Singapore that at around
9:10am a fault occurred on an up-riding escalator at the concourse
level of the station. The escalator was immediately closed for
repairs.
"Our team of engineers were on-site at around 9:20am, and are
investigating the cause of the fault and preparing to carry out the
repair," said the SMRT spokesperson.
As a safety precaution, the down-riding escalator beside the faulty
escalator has also been shut down.
According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), the fire was
put out by the station staff using two fire extinguishers. Nobody
was injured in the incident.
The escalator is currently undergoing repairs and investigations
are ongoing as to the cause of the fault.
