No injuries reported after Bishan vegetation fire
A fire that broke out at a patch of vegetation in Bishan on Saturday (10 Oct) morning was put out by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
A video of the incident posted on TikTok showed thick white smoke blanketing a large area of a slope.
Source: @airskiej on TikTok
Vegetation that caught fire located in to Bishan worksite
The clip, which was recorded from a passing vehicle, showed that the affected area was located inside a cordoned-off construction worksite next to Block 259 Bishan Street 22.
The block is at the corner of the junction of Marymount Road and Bishan Street 22, and opposite The Salvation Army headquarters.
Source: @airskiej on TikTok
A fire engine was seen responding to the fire.
Source: @airskiej on TikTok
As the vehicle drove off, firefighters emerged from the fire engine and prepared to attend to the fire.
SCDF extinguishes fire using a hosereel
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 11.45am on 10 Oct.
It involved a patch of vegetation measuring approximately 10m by 10m
The blaze was extinguished by SCDF using a hosereel, with no injuries reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Other open vegetation fires in the past month
The fire comes as persistent dry weather due to the El Nino phenomenon exacerbates smoke haze coming from hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Since this year’s haze season started, there have been at least four open vegetation fires, including the latest incident.
On 3 Sept, an open field in Bukit Panjang caught fire and the day after that, a fire broke out at a grass patch near a heavy vehicle carpark in Seletar.
A few days later, on 7 Sept, a large area of the hillside just behind the Gali Batu Depot caught fire.
No injuries were reported in these previous incidents, either.
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