20171125 Car on fire at Tampines block, emits ‘three loud explosions’
Singapore Nov 25 2017 “Automobile & Railway”
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Car on fire at Tampines block, emits ‘three loud explosions’
Updated: 2017-11-25 19:33
SINGAPORE – A car caught fire at a block of flats in Tampines on Saturday (Nov 25) evening, with residents gathering in shock as sounds of “explosion” emanated from the vehicle, an eyewitness told The Straits Times.
Mr Gary Haris, 43, was attending a funeral wake nearby when he heard a loud explosion at Block 492A, Tampines Street 45, at 5.55pm.
“We saw a Mercedes-Benz car on fire,” he said. “I called the Singapore Civil Defence Force and the police, and asked residents to move away. After that, the car gave off another very loud explosion sound and the fumes rose very high.”
He added that petrol began to leak onto the road.
“Around 6.10pm, SCDF arrived and put out the fire in about six minutes,” said Mr Haris.
Photos and videos he posted on Facebook show plumes of smoke rising from the vehicle.
Web Source： Straits Times
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