SINGAPORE – No injuries were reported after a bus caught fire on the BKE on the evening of March 6.
Images circulating on social media showed the bus engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing from it.
In response to queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a vehicle fire along the BKE towards the PIE, before the KJE exit. The fire involved a single-deck passenger bus.
The driver and 11 passengers evacuated before the SCDF arrived and extinguished the fire using three water jets.
No injuries were reported, SCDF confirmed. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
This is the fourth reported vehicle fire within five days and occurred just hours after a car was seen ablaze on a road in Tampines earlier in the morning. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Vehicle fires account for the largest share of fires at non-building premises, according to SCDF’s 2024 emergency medical services and enforcement statistics. Of the 607 emergency calls received for such incidents, 220 were related to vehicle fires.
The primary causes of vehicle fires are ignition sources such as overheating and electrical faults within the engine compartment.
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