Singapore student fights bush fires in Australia 3 times a week

Singaporean Mark Yeong, who is a student at the University of Sydney, has been battling bush fires around Sydney as a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire Service about three times a week since the end of September.
Singaporean Mark Yeong, who is a student at the University of Sydney, has been battling bush fires around Sydney as a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire Service about three times a week since the end of September. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARK YEONG
Singaporean Mark Yeong, who is a student at the University of Sydney, has been battling bush fires around Sydney as a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire Service about three times a week since the end of September.
Singaporean Mark Yeong, who is a student at the University of Sydney, has been battling bush fires around Sydney as a volunteer firefighter with the Rural Fire Service about three times a week since the end of September. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARK YEONG
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While some Singaporeans living in New South Wales have opted to stay indoors as bush fires sweep across the area, 22-year-old Mark Yeong has chosen to go into the eye of the firestorms around Sydney as a volunteer firefighter.

The University of Sydney student has been doing this about three times a week since the end of September, while juggling a part-time job.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 24, 2019, with the headline Singapore student fights bush fires in Australia 3 times a week. Subscribe