2 cars catch fire on Singapore roads in two days, no casualties reported
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No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
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SINGAPORE - Two cars caught fire on Singapore roads in the last two days but no casualties were reported.
On Aug 5, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to a fire at the junction of Dunearn Road and Adam Road at 11.20am, it said in response to queries.
The fire involved the engine compartment of the car. SCDF said it used two compressed air foam backpacks and a hose reel to put out the fire.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
In video footage put up on the Singapore Incidents Facebook page, the car can be seen ablaze at a traffic junction. Two police cars can also be seen nearby.
A day later, a second car caught fire at about 11.40am on the PIE heading towards Changi after Sims Way exit. SCDF said: “The fire involved the engine compartment of a car.”
SCDF put out the fire with a water jet, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still under probe.
Video footage of the burning car, uploaded on the SGRV Facebook page, shows the front bumper of a silver car on fire at a road shoulder. Stationed some distance away is an SCDF ambulance and an SBS Transit bus.
In response to queries, SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu said the bus seen in the video footage was an off-service bus, and its driver had stopped and lent the fire extinguisher in the bus to use in putting out the car fire.
