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Car bursts into flames at Bukit Batok carpark, SCDF puts out fire with water jet

No injuries reported from car fire at Bukit Batok carpark

A car was seen engulfed in flames at a carpark in Bukit Batok before the blaze was put out by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

Photos and a video of the incident were posted in the Complaint Singapore Facebook group on Sunday (17 Nov).

Source: Fuad Odem via Complaint Singapore on Facebook

SCDF seen putting out car fire in Bukit Batok

The images showed flames consuming the car’s bonnet and spreading to its roof.

Source: Fuad Odem via Complaint Singapore on Facebook

An SCDF fire engine also arrived at the scene.

Source: Fuad Odem via Complaint Singapore on Facebook

Soon, firefighters started spraying water at the car in an effort to put out the blaze.

Source: Fuad Odem via Complaint Singapore on Facebook

This proved effective as the fire was fully extinguished in under a minute.

Source: Fuad Odem via Complaint Singapore on Facebook

The car was eventually reduced to a burnt husk.

Source: Fuad Odem via Complaint Singapore on Facebook

Car involved was a gold-coloured Honda

The netizen who posted the images of the fire later shared a photo of the car before the fire broke out.

It revealed that the car was a gold-coloured Honda.

Source: Fuad Odem on Facebook

After the inferno, its engine was totally wrecked, with melted components spilling out of the bonnet, according to another photo shared by the contributor.

 

Source: Fuad Odem on Facebook

Fire in Bukit Batok involved engine compartment of a parked car

In response to queries from MS News, SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at about 12.30pm on Sunday (17 Nov).

The location was an open carpark of Block 239 Bukit Batok East Avenue 5.

Source: Google Maps

The fire involved the engine compartment of a parked car, it added.

No injuries reported

The blaze was eventually extinguished using a water jet, SCDF said.

Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Also read: Car catches fire at multi-storey carpark in Yishun, engulfs entire floor in smoke

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Featured image adapted from Fuad Odem via Complaint Singapore on Facebook and Facebook.

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