A black Mercedes-Benz burst into flames outside Maris Stella High School along Bartley Road at about 7.30am today, January 13, 2022, minutes after its driver and her son sensed that something was amiss and left the vehicle.
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SCDF firefighters responding to the blazing vehicle outside Maris Stella High School along Bartley Road on January 13, 2022.
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Punggol Secondary School students Akash (left) and Yashwanth congratulating each other after receiving their O-level results on January 13, 2022.
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A tunnel-boring machine breaking through half a metre of concrete retaining wall at Cantonment Station to mark the completion of tunnelling works for the Circle Line extension from HarbourFront to Marina Bay on January 13, 2022. With the extension, which is slated to open in 2026, the Circle Line will have 33 stations spanning 40km.
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A long queue at POSB ATMs at Toa Payoh Hub on January 12, 2022. Long queues of mostly elderly people were seen outside banks and pop-up ATMs for the collection of new dollar notes ahead of Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 1.
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Members of the public receive Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests at a community testing facility in the Tuen Mun area of Hong Kong, China, on January 13, 2022.
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A Palestinian youth sets a beach umbrella on the shore off of Gaza City, on January 12, 2022.
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Flower vendors sell garlands in the market ahead of the Makar Sankranti harvest festival in Bangalore on January 12, 2022.
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Visitors at the Sustainability Pavilion at Expo 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 12, 2022.
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Seagulls fly at sunrise at Mumbai's harbour on January 13, 2022.
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