Fire involving a car breaks out at Orchard Towers
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SINGAPORE - A fire broke out late on Feb 5 at Orchard Towers, with videos showing a fire blazing on the mall’s carpark on the second floor.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at 1 Claymore Drive, the address of Orchard Towers, at about 10.40pm.
The fire involved a car, said SCDF.
Firefighters used a water jet and a fire blanket to extinguish the fire.
There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
A video of the incident posted on Reddit shows a fire with black smoke billowing from the second floor of the mall’s carpark.
In another video, a fire engine is seen arriving at the scene, which appears hazy with smoke.
In 2018, 60 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a bar in the mall. Another mall fire was reported in 2016. It led to the evacuation of 15 people.
Vehicle fires had risen
SCDF said the main causes for the fires were ignition sources, such as overheating and electrical faults in the engine compartment.
The number of fires at indoor and multi-storey carparks
