20200224 Passenger bus catches fire in Portsdown Road
Singapore Feb 24 2020 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Passenger bus catches fire in Portsdown Road
Updated: 2020–02–24
SINGAPORE (STOMP) – A passenger bus caught fire at the junction of Portsdown Road and One-north Gateway on Monday morning (Feb 24).
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to the fire at 9.15am and extinguished it using a water jet.
One person was assessed by SCDF paramedics.
An eyewitness, Mark, who was in his office at the Galaxis building at around 9am, submitted photos and a video showing orange flames and thick smoke from the bus.
Another eyewitness, Desmond, who also works in the vicinity, said he was first alerted to the incident after smelling something burning. He then heard an explosion.
He added: “There was a lot of smoke.”
He subsequently went down to the scene at around 11am and shared photos that show the bus in a charred state after the blaze was put out.
He said: “Even now, there is the lingering smell of something burnt.”
SCDF is investigating the cause of the fire.
Web Source: The Straitstimes
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