20230829 Trailer’s engine catches fire near overhead bridge in Yishun
Singapore Aug 29 2023 “Automobile & Railway”
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Trailer’s engine catches fire near overhead bridge in Yishun
Updated: 2023-08-29
The fire was extinguished by the Singapore Civil Defence Force. PHOTO: SINGAPORE ROAD ACCIDENT/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE – An engine fire that broke out on a trailer truck in Yishun Avenue 2 on Tuesday morning was extinguished by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
No injuries or further damage were reported.
The SCDF said it was alerted to the incident at around 11.25am.
A photograph of the fire posted on the Singapore Road Accident Facebook page shows billowing black smoke and orange flames near an overhead bridge.
The vehicle cannot be seen clearly in the picture.
Mr Ben Goh, who was in the area at around 11.55am on Tuesday, said the incident took place just before the overhead bridge, some distance from Northpoint City shopping mall.
He said the fire had already been put out by the SCDF when he passed by the area.
“It seemed like the trailer engine had caught fire,” he said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Web Source: The Times of India
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