SINGAPORE (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – A car caught was seen ablaze on the road in Tampines early on the morning of March 6, in what was the third reported vehicle fire in five days.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire along Tampines Street 31 at around 7.20am. The fire was put out by SCDF using a hose reel and a Compressed Air Foam backpack.
There were no reported injuries, SCDF added.
In a video shared in the Facebook group SGRV, a vehicle in the far-right lane is shown consumed by fire. Three firefighters are visible attempting to extinguish the flames and gathering tools from their vehicle parked on a different road.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
This was the latest in a spate of vehicle fires in Singapore.
A man died when he became trapped in his car that was on fire on March 2. Dashcam video revealed that the driver was going fast on Nicoll Highway before flipping over sideways after hitting the road divider and scraping multiple cars during the incident.
Multiple videos on Facebook captured the moment the car erupted in flames right after stopping on the divider.
On March 5, a driver escaped unharmed after a car caught fire in Jurong West. It involved the engine compartment of a car.
And on Feb 27, a six-car collision on the PIE near Paya Lebar left two of the vehicles in flames. No one was hurt in the incident.
According to the SCDF’s statistics report published on February 13, vehicle fires rose in 2024, with 220 incidents recorded in the year, an increase from 215 in 2023.
On February 18, SCDF also recommended that drivers keep a fire extinguisher in their vehicles through a Facebook post. This might assist in extinguishing fires right away.
If the vehicle is electric, or if the fire is likely to consume the vehicle, drivers must move at least 15m away from the flames and call authorities for help.
