Stationary car catches fire in Whampoa Drive; no casualties reported

At about 6.45am on Friday (April 14), the Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to a vehicle fire at 93 Whampoa Drive and dispatched one fire bike, one red rhino and one fire engine to the scene. ST PHOTO: BRIDGET TAN
At about 6.45am on Friday (April 14), the Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to a vehicle fire at 93 Whampoa Drive and dispatched one fire bike, one red rhino and one fire engine to the scene. ST PHOTO: BRIDGET TAN

SINGAPORE - A car parked in Whampoa Drive caught fire on Friday (April 14) morning.

At about 6.45am, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to a vehicle fire at 93 Whampoa Drive and dispatched one fire bike, one red rhino and one fire engine to the scene.

Within 10 minutes, the fire was extinguished with a single water jet.

No casualties were reported.

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