20230513 Charging of buggy suspected to have led to fire at Sentosa Cove house
Singapore May 13 2023 “Building” “Houses”
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Charging of buggy suspected to have led to fire at Sentosa Cove house
Updated: 2023-05-13
Two people had self-evacuated from the affected unit before the SCDF arrived, and there were no reported injuries.
SINGAPORE – The car porch of a house in Sentosa Cove was engulfed in flames on Friday evening, with the fire suspected to have started from a buggy that was being charged.
In response to queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 12 Cove Way at about 6.50pm.
Chinese evening daily Shin Min Daily News reported on Saturday that a maid who works in the area said she saw the buggy being charged before it caught fire. The maid declined to be named.
The fire then spread to a nearby Porsche sports car.
A passer-by who gave her name as Ms Lee, 35, said she was walking around the neighbourhood when she heard an explosion and saw smoke and flames coming from the affected house, the Shin Min report said.
SCDF said the fire was extinguished with two water jets, and added that the fire involved the contents of a car porch on the first floor, outside the unit.
Two people managed to get out of the unit before SCDF officers arrived, and there were no reported injuries.
Web Source: Straits Times