Fire breaks out in engine compartment of bus along PIE, 40 passengers evacuated

Bus engine fire burns out along PIE before SCDF arrives

40 passengers were evacuated from a public bus after a fire broke out along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE).

A video of the incident, posted by Sgfollowsall on Instagram, showed white smoke coming out from the SMRT bus, which had stopped on the road shoulder.

Fire appears to be coming from rear of bus on PIE

A passenger on another passing bus captured the clip, showing smoke engulfing the bus from a distance.

It seemed to be coming from the rear of the bus — where the engine is typically located.

A large number of people were walking away from the stricken bus and waiting on the road shoulder.

The caption stated that the video showed service 110 at about 10.31pm on Sunday (5 Oct) along the PIE toward Tuas.

No injuries reported: SCDF

Responding to MS News’ queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at about 10:30pm on 5 Oct.

It took place along PIE towards Tuas, after the East Coast Parkway (ECP) exit, and involved the engine compartment of a bus.

“The fire burnt itself out prior to SCDF’s arrival,” SCDF noted, adding that no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

40 passengers transferred onto another bus: SMRT

In response to MS News‘ queries, SMRT said the bus captain stopped the bus at a safe location and alerted its bus operations control centre.

SMRT Buses Deputy Managing Director Vincent Gay noted that all 40 passengers were transferred onto another bus.

The automated fire extinguisher system installed on all SMRT buses subsequently put out the fire.

SMRT later towed the bus back to the depot.

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Featured image adapted from @sgfollowsall on Instagram.